French media: Fonseca can enter the locker room in Lyon, but it will take December to return to the coaching seat

According to French media rmc, Lyon coach Fonseca has restored some of his authority to enter the team's locker room before and after the game to communicate.

In March this year, Lyon's Ligue 1 victory over Brest 2-1, Lyon's head coach Fonseca received a red card, and he angrily protested with the referee. Afterwards, Fonseca was banned for 9 months, and before September 15, they were banned from entering the locker room, stadium and related passages before and after the game.

In the 5th round of the Ligue 1 held this morning, Lyon defeated Angers 1-0 at home. In this game, Fonseca restored some permissions, so he was able to enter the locker room and communicate with the entire team after 200 days. However, if Fonseca wants to return to the coach's seat to direct the game on the spot, he still needs to wait until the Ligue 1 away against Lorient on December 7.

Fonseca smiled before the game and said, "Everything makes me miss, especially the contact with the players... I miss this interaction with the players very much. I observe the situation in the locker room before the game, and have separate conversations with some players."

However, in the 14 games that Fonseca had missed, Lyon achieved 9 wins and 5 losses, and assistant coaches Jorge Masir and Paul Ferreira completed the work well. Fonseca just believes that if he can enter the locker room, maybe Lyon lost 2-4 to Strasbourg and Lyon lost 1-3 to Rennes in the two games. Lyon performed well in the first half but suddenly collapsed in the second half.

Fonseca also said: "The coaching staff members have done a good job and this situation is not easy to deal with. But with the help of everyone in the club, we have to arrange things well. We have to learn from all situations, and I have to learn to be more calm in the coach's seat."

And during the suspension of coach Fonseca, Lyon players also showed more subjective initiative on the court. Goalkeeper Remy Deschamps said: "We have to adapt and take responsibility in the locker room. The core players have to speak more and unite the team with strong words. In the past, we needed coaches to guide us in fine-tuning of tactics, but sometimes we need to find the right time ourselves, press or control the rhythm of the game. This period has strengthened the team's cohesion, and the coach can now go back to the locker room, which is also a pleasure for us because he can provide a more tactical perspective."