yep, I should get the place, now being 9 points ahead in first, but that can change quick!
A Almost Perfect Month
I aimed to still be in all competitions this month, with the semi finals of the Couple De la Ligue, and the 9th round of the French Cup and the 10th round aswell if I got through the 9th, so I told the players to go out and win everything! Boosted by Evra and Nani, the team went out to do just that...Almost.
Lyon 1 - 0 Lille
Own Goal Rami (47)
Wow what a close game, against title challenging Lille, this was always a big win for us, a lose here could have seen them come within 3 points of us, but a lucky own goal by Rami (who after this game signed for Man City), but a win is a win.
Lyon 2 - 0 FC Lorient
Lopez (41), Menez (64)
A good normal game, nothing special, just a run of the day win against a mid table side, just a goal each by my two top goal scorers, so a win and another 3 points!
Valanciennes 2 - 1 Lyon
Own Goal Lloris (18), Samassa (74) - Bastos (85)
Our first loss in the league since the second league game of the season, it was going to happen in the end, but I wish it wasnt against a team which was near the top in 5th and looking to push for the title, but still top of the league is a positive as we finish January.
Semi-Final
RC Lens 1 - 2 Lyon
Akale (79) - Pjanic (34), Bastos (74)
A good win, which is all that matters in the cup, which sees us into our first final of the season, the final is a few months away so just got to concentrate on the other 3 competitions for now, one thing putting Bastos along the wing in stead of left back has seem him play very well, he goes forward and Evra sits in left back very well.
French Cup 9th Round
USBCO 0 - 2 Lyon
Makoun (15), Toulalan (87)
A good win, but we played poor against the league 2 side, a win is all that matters in the cup and we got that, two great strikes from the midfield spared us the embarrassment of a cup upset.
French Cup 10th Round
Lyon 5 - 0 Evian
Own Goal Angoula (7), Gonalons (23), Lopez (26, 57), Lacazette (75)
Great result, we played well and showed no sign of complacency, 5 goals to go with the great performance still doesn't do us justice, we could have easily have 6-7 more goals then what we did have.
Next month will be a challenging one for us at Lyon, with a away game against PSG in the 11th round of the French cup and the away leg to AC Milan, but in my unprofessional opinion and as the manager of Lyon, we can win against PSG and hopefully beat Milan over the two legs!