Bruno Genesio (ex-OL) is ironic about the possible Monaco-OL in China
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In order to promote Ligue 1 abroad, the LFP plans to relocate Monaco-OL to China. Bruno Genesio, the former Lyon coach, a favorite ironic about this project.
“Apart from the financial interest, I don’t really see what it can bring, and I wish the coaches good luck for the journey and the recovery”. Asked at a press conference on Friday about a possible relocation to China of the meeting between Monaco and Olympique Lyonnais scheduled for the weekend of February 6, 2022, Bruno Genesio, the former OL coach and current Stade Rennais technician, was very skeptical about this.
Filling the stadium could be tricky
Passed by the bench of the Chinese club Beijing Guoan between July 2019 and January 2021, Bruno Genesio doubts the possibility of filling a Chinese stadium for a Ligue 1 match: “The Chinese are football fans so they will be happy. Could the stadiums in China be filled with Ligue 1 posters? I’m not sure. It will be difficult if it’s in a 100,000-seat stadium. If it’s 30,000 or 40,000 places, it will be possible “, he said before ironically on this subject: ““On Mars. Let’s go to Mars …”.