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Maxwel Cornet wanted to send messages to Bruno Genesio and OL. Monday, the Ivorian international took the floor during a long interview granted to our colleagues from The Team. The opportunity for the former Messin, retained this summer while he had been seriously approached by Wolfsburg, to clarify things about his personal situation. "The club made me understand that it was counting on me, that I would have a little more playing time than before, and in the end, that's not what happened. I do not consider myself a luxury joker: in football if you deserve to play you have to play, simply. (…) If my status evolves, if I am considered in the same way as the others, why not continue the adventure in Lyon ". After the speech, place to acts Tuesday on the ground.
As in the first leg at Etihad Stadium where he had scored a goal, Cornet (10 games in all competitions) was titularized against Manchester City. And the native of Bregbo, often replacing this season, has perfectly met expectations. Above all, he took on the ground what he claimed during his various media releases. Often available for his teammates, he spared no effort to participate in defensive work. Offensively, he has been in all good moves. In the first half, he centered for Memphis, who missed his shot completely when he was in a good position (13th). Then in the 29th, Maxwel Cornet missed his control when he had a golden opportunity. He was taken over by Aymeric Laporte.
OL race for Cornet
Just before the break, it was the cross which prevented her from opening the scoring. Served by Memphis, the Ivorian sent an acrobatic recovery that finished on the crossbar while Ederson was defeated. It was only a part of delivery for the Lyonnais. At the reception of a center of Memphis in the 55th, Cornet found the target of a heavy and unstoppable shot (1-0). After the equalizer of Man City, he scored again after a superb service from Memphis (2-1). If the two teams finally ended in a draw (2-2), the Ivorian was the man of the shock Champions League. He was elected man of the match by the supporters of the OL (83%) but also by the FM Writing which gave him the score of 8.
First player to score at least three goals in the same season of C1 against the Skyblues since Lionel Messi (4 goals in 2016-17), Maxwel Cornet has scored points that has only two starts this season with Lyon (the twice against Man City). Of course, everyone at OL was happy for him after the match. This was the case of President Jean-Michel Aulas: "We must remember the positive and say bravo to Bruno and the players but also to Cornet who comes back from I do not know where". Teammate Anthony Lopes pulled off his hat. " It's enormous. Beyond the player, beyond his performance tonight, he is a very touching person. It's fully deserved what happened to him, his performance and his double. Now, it is up to him to continue on this path and to be the most decisive and efficient possible.
Cornet responded on the field
Cornet then spoke: "It was up to me to prepare for this match, without stress. I am not someone of a stressed nature. The most important thing is to be present when the coach calls on us. Tonight (Tuesday), I'm happy (…) As I said, there is only the truth of the ground that counts. When you claim things, you have to show on the ground that it's simply deserved. Tonight, I think it's deserved. Score points ? It's up to the coach to decide, it's not mine. As I said, the most important is the field. Only when I'm in the field do I take pleasure. Tonight, I hope I have shown that the coach can trust me. We will see in future matches.
Exactly, his coach Bruno Genesio has confessed to be very happy with him. "Maxwel has all my confidence. Since his entry against Guingamp, he has shown that we can count on him. He is very efficient, generous in defensive work. He is on the right track (…) All players who are in my workforce have an opportunity to hold. After, we have a lot of matches. I am lucky to have a workforce, in large quantity and quality too, so it's good to have competition, emulation. He, like everyone else, will have the chance to speak very soon ". For Cornet, the next opportunity will be Saturday for the trip to Lille.
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