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Lyon defends very badly, the statute without appeal of Anthony Lopes proves it

Zapping Foot National Top10 Ligue1 Scorers Matchday 13

Impressive. If OL suffered a heavy defeat against Rennes last Sunday (4-1), the performance of Anthony Lopes should be highlighted. Lyon would undoubtedly have dark long before without the stops of the Portuguese goalkeeper, especially in the 1st half. Pressured by rumors about the arrival of another goalkeeper during the transfer window, Lopes questioned himself to achieve a good start to the season. But the performances of the 2016 European champion hide another reality. Indeed, if who has made his entire professional career in Lyon shines, it is because he is in great demand. And when a goalkeeper is in great demand, it is because the defense does not protect him enough. A statistic proves the weakness of the defense of OL, which relies a lot on its 31-year-old goalkeeper.

Lopes, the tree that hides the forest

As the Team notes, Anthony Lopes is the goalkeeper who has made the most saves in the 5 major leagues since the start of the season. The Portuguese is at 52 stops made. This proves the feverishness of the defense of Peter Bosz’s men. A feverishness which is evident in the number of goals conceded. OL quite simply conceded 21 goals in 13 Ligue 1 games and we have to go back to the 1982/1983 season to find traces of such a catastrophic one at that time. Despite the arrival of Jerôme Boateng this summer, Lyon cannot do it defensively. A team that is too playful, an unbalanced workforce, a simple matter of state of mind … Peter Bosz will have to find a solution a few days before the reception of OM in the league.

to summarize

Anthony Lopes’ performances prove that Olympique Lyonnais, defensively speaking, is having a very poor start to the season. This is probably why Peter Bosz’s team is not fighting for the first 3 places in the league.

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