Bilel Ghazi reveals the first measure of Baticle

On Tuesday, Gerald Baticle led his first training session at the head of Olympique Lyonnais.

In the wake of the ousting of Sylvinho, the Rhone club announced that "The training will be provided by Gerald Baticle under the direction of Juninho". Set up by its sports director, the interim coach has "With the mission to give a new direction to the management of the professional group, in order to find a sport level more in line with the standing of OL". Pending the appointment of a new coach, if it intervenes knowing that Baticle has not yet been pushed out, the former assistant of Sylvinho made a first strong decision, as explained by Bilel Ghazi.

Rayan Cherki back to the pros

"First decision of Gérald Baticle, in his function of interim coach (?) OL: integrate Rayan Cherki to the professional group. Sylvinho had not called him back to training since the end of the second week of summer preparation », confessed the journalist L'Equipe on social networks. A choice that shows that the loyal servant of OL, at the club since 2011, thinks that the young 16-year-old striker already has the ability to play in L1. Brilliant with the reserve team but also in Youth League since the beginning of the season, Cherki is in any case announced as the biggest crack that OL has never had.