Lyon – Saint-Etienne (3-0): And that Valbuena and Lacazette were not going well … – Eurosport.fr

         Each had lived a complicated week. Mathieu Valbuena, caught up in the case of “sextape” and Alexandre Lacazette, struggling since the resumption of the championship, had been left by Didier Deschamps in the list for the matches of the team of France against the Germany and England. Not necessarily ideal for preparing a derby so important for the rest of Lyon’s season. And yet … the performance of the two men was at the height of disappointment.
       

         “ Valbuena was already penalized by not being selected I do not see myself deprive him of this field is where it is best “, savored Hubert Fournier after the meeting. Against Saint-Etienne, Mathieu Valbuena has rarely shone as since joining Lyon. Applied as a replacement, very good at conducting, he made a huge difference, like the second and third goals which its direction of travel and pass the good timing (81% successful) allowed him to perform the penultimate ball.
       

         Him which is often accused of too keep the ball had decided to get on the pace Sunday and dictating the pace of the game. His two best games of the season, the former Dynamo Moscow made them in Marseille (1-1) in the deplorable conditions we remember and facing the ASSE, after a week on the complicated personal level.
       

         Alexandre Lacazette has no extra-sporting issues but also lived until Sunday a lackluster early season. With only two goals on the clock, it was far from resembling the ruthless goalscorer that raged last year in Ligue 1 (27 goals). Average performance which have also pushed the coach Didier Deschamps not to take it for the last gathering of the year the Blues. A choice not necessarily illogical on the current form. But, faced with the Greens, legitimate candidates for the podium, the reaction of the OL striker was terrible.
       

Alexandre Lacazette after his first goal against Saint-Etienne – AFP

         For once, Lacazette was content to the axis of the attack, without wandering on the sides or back down to organize the game as of late. Admittedly Valbuena took care of it very well … The French international (10 caps) was able to focus on the finish. With success. Finally, the Lyonnais fired four shots on goal. Three shots on target for for three goals. Hard to beat. Performance and reaction that is also reminiscent tripled his previous championship, the only so far. It was against Lille, October 5, 2014. Lyon had won (3-0), three days after a list of Deschamps he was away. It’s called a champion of reaction.