Footb'OL English | Olympique Lyonnais PODCAST – Details, episodes & analysis

After a 9 month hiatus, the lads are back to discuss what has been a rather eventful season for OL with relegation a real threat and now Europe and a trophy on the line at the end of the season. The usual hosts were also joined by a familiar voice as Jorge, a former host of the podcast, returned for this special episode after 2 years away from the microphone.

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The lads are joined by Baptiste from Le Classique to disucss Lyon's opening league defeat to Strasbourg and what the season ahead could look like for OL from a neutral's perspective. The quickfire section returns and this week it is Ligue 1 predictions.

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Liam and Tom were joined by Nicholas, in the absence of Jonathan to discuss OL's recent run of fixtures which now sees them 4 games unbeaten, the pending promotion of Bruno Cheyrou to the sporting director position and the recent January transfer window. 

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In this episode, with the closure of the January transfer window, the lads discuss the various incoming and outgoings at Olympique Lyonnais with the final few days of the window being busy on both ends. The lads analyse the business completed and highlight areas where the club failed to improve. On the match front, the panel discuss the victory against Ajaccio and the draw against Troyes. 

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In this episode, the lads discuss OL's 3-0 victory in the Coupe de France against Chambéry Savoie in which Alexandre Lacazette scored a hat trick to set up a tie with Lille in the next round. With lots of rumours circling and the transfer window closing in a few days, the lads discuss all the latest rumours. 

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Liam returns to form a usual lineup this week on the Footb'OL English Podcast as the lads discuss another defeat for OL against struggling Strasbourg including big moments for Toko Ekambi. On a more serious note, the lads dissect the club's gross negligence and management of former OL feminin player Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir's pregnancy and the image this creates for the club's unpopular management with Vincent Ponsot the main culprit. 

Sara tells her story eloquently in an in-depth article for The Player's Tribune. We highly recommend reading the article, if you haven't already. You can read it here: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/sara-bjork-gunnarsdottir-soccer-pregnancy

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With Nicholas, we got his thoughts on Textor and what he can change at the club. We then discussed the poor performances as well as what could Blanc change to improve the team.

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In this delayed release of Footb'OL English after the World Cup, the lads dissect OL's first game back against Brest and also discuss OL's first acquisition of the January transfer window with Dejan Lovren returning to OL from Zenit St. Petersburg.  A new up to date episode will be released tomorrow with a guest joining the lads! 

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In this episode, the lads discuss back-to-back victories against Montpellier and Lille after a baron spell without a win. Beyond just two victories, the performances of Lacazette and the style under Blanc are also discussed. Looking to the future, the guys also discuss this week's Olympico against Marseille and how OL can capitalise on OM's sketchy run of form. 

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In this episode, the lads discuss the first game of a new era at OL with new manager Laurent Blanc taking charge against Rennes. Despite a new manager and formation, OL couldn't manage a victory against former manager Genesio with former OL forwards Gouiri and Terrier having a hand in a 3-2 defeat. With another loss on a barren spell without a win, the lads discuss Blanc and what the result means moving forward. 

DISCLAIMER - this was recorded before the Montpellier game. This will be dissected along with the match against Lille in the next episode.

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