{"id":289472,"date":"2023-09-11T13:34:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=289472"},"modified":"2023-09-11T13:34:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:34:13","slug":"ex-man-united-star-sacked-as-lyon-boss-after-winless-start-to-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/ex-man-united-star-sacked-as-lyon-boss-after-winless-start-to-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Man United star &apos;SACKED as Lyon boss&apos; after winless start to season"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Man United star &#8216;is SACKED by Lyon&#8217; after bizarrely suggesting they should &#8216;change the manager&#8217; to improve results following one point from their opening four games<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A former Manchester United defender has been sacked as Lyon manager<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It comes after three losses in their opening four games of the Ligue 1 season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A former Manchester United defender has been sacked by Lyon, according to reports in France, after a torrid start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>The French side sit bottom of Ligue 1 after taking just one point from their opening four games, which have included 4-1 losses to Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier.<\/p>\n<p>It comes in stark contrast to a 2022-23 campaign that saw Lyon finish seventh and reach the French Cup semi finals.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0L&#8217;Equipe,\u00a0the coach, who enjoyed an illustrious playing career with United, Inter Milan and Barcelona, has now been dismissed by the club in response to the poor run of form.<\/p>\n<p>It will come as no surprise to him, given he bizarrely told a reporter the club should &#8216;change the manager&#8217; when asked how to improve the situation after a recent loss.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/13\/75293477-12504585-image-a-2_1694435938218.jpg\" height=\"394\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lyon currently sit bottom of Ligue 1 after a woeful start, despite finishing seventh last season<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Lyon Under 19s coach\u00a0Jeremie Brechet is expected to manage Lyon until a permanent replacement is appointed.<\/p>\n<p>The downturn in results under Laurent Blanc comes as something of a surprise after he took over a struggling Lyon side last October and secured a solid mid-table finish.<\/p>\n<p>Few managers have enjoyed more success than Blanc in French football over the past 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>He has won four Ligue 1 titles, four league cups and a Coupe de France across spells at Bordeaux and PSG.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old has also been named French manager of the year twice but couldn&#8217;t live up to his illustrious reputation this season.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will remember Blanc from his role in the Premier League-winning United side of 2003. He also won the World Cup and Euros with France and scored an impressive 153 career goals from centre back.<\/p>\n<p>Lyon will next be in action against Le Havre in their first game back from the international break on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/13\/75292753-12504585-image-a-1_1694435932161.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Laurent Blanc has been sacked as Lyon manager after one point from their opening four games<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/13\/75293099-12504585-image-a-3_1694435942150.jpg\" height=\"948\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans will remember Laurent Blanc for his role in Man United&#8217;s Premier League win in 2003<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12504585\/Man-United-SACKED-Lyon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Man United star &#8216;is SACKED by Lyon&#8217; 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