It may come as a surprise to observers of Serie A but Paulo Fonseca has Lyon firing on all cylinders in Ligue 1
By Eric Devin for Get French Football News
Another week, another dominant win for Olympique Lyonnais. Under Paulo Fonseca, Les Gones look well and truly on their way to shaking off the malaise that hung about the club, a combination of their dire financial straits and the dismissal of Fonseca?s predecessor, the beloved Pierre Sage.
While doubters of the Portuguese manager (and there will be no shortage of them after his ill-fated spell at the helm of Milan) might argue he?s faced a more-than-willing pair of opponents in Montpellier (bottom and with one of Europe?s worst defences) and Reims (who finished with 10 men and look at sea following the departures of Emanuel Agabdou and Marshall Munetsi to Wolves), as the adage goes, you can only beat what?s in front of you.
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