Summary of 2014-15 - Olympique Lyonnais
The season for Lyon is now over. And what a season it has been! With
Thierry Henry as manager, his first manager job ever, Lyon won Ligue, Coupe de la Ligue and finished second in Europa League. The whole team has been great, but some stand out players are
Alexandre Lacazette,
Clement Grenier and
Samuel Umtiti. In this article we will sum up the 2014-15 season of Olympique Lyonnais.
Ligue 1
After all Lyon managed to bring home the Ligue 1 title to the supporters. It was a long and tough season, but Lyon played great football and could finish at the top of the table before
PSG and
Olympique Marseille after winning 25 matches, drawing 10 matches and losing only 3 matches. Aswell Lyon had the top scorer of the league in their squad, Alexandre Lacazette with 30 goals in 35 games.
Europa League
Lyon had a great season in Europa League. There was few who expected Lyon to reach longer than the first knock out round. But Lyon proved them wrong. They finished first in their group, before
Slovan Bratislava,
Slovan Liberec and
Standard Liege. In the knock-out rounds Lyon knocked out
Torino,
Sevilla,
Tottenham and
Leverkusen to reach the final. In the final the english side
Everton was the opponent. It was a tough match and
Everton won the game with 1-0 after a late goal from Samuel Eto´o. But after all Lyon made a great performeance in this years Europa League and next seson they´ll play Champions League, the greatest tournament of them all.
Coupe de la Ligue
Lyon won Coupe de la Ligue 2014-15 after a 1-0 win in the final versus
Saint Etienne. On the road to the final Lyon knocked out
Evian,
Toulouse and
Marseille. Lyon was very impressive in the cup and they really deserved the trophy.
Coupe de France
Coupe de France was a disappointment for Lyon. After two wins against
Red Star and
Dijon, Lyon was knocked out by
Toulouse in the 11th round. In the end
Monaco won the title.
Top Scorer - Alexandre Lacazette - 45 goals
Alexandre Lacazette was the top scorer of Lyon in the 2014-15 season. The french international scored amazing 45 goals in 59 matches. 30 goals in Ligue 1, 11 goals in Europa League and 4 goals in Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue. Lacazette has grown out to the key player of Lyon with his goal scoring but also with his ability to create chances. Thierry Henry needs to make sure that Lacazette will stay in Lyon for many seasons.
Top Assister - Gaël Danic - 19 assists
The top assister of Lyon in the 2014-15 season was Gaël Danic. He was the big surprise. Before the season nobody expected Danic to take a first-team spot. But he proved all of us wrong. With his speed, dribbling and passing Danic had a very impressive season. He is´nt getting younger, but if he can keep the form up we´ll se alot more of Danic in the future.
Player of the season - Alexandre Lacazette
59 games - 45 goals - 18 assists - 9 MOTM - 7.28 Avg. Rating
The award for the best player of the season goes to the top scorer Alexandre Lacazette. He had a great season, growing out to the key player of Lyon and beating the goalscoring record of Ligue 1 by scoring 30 goals in 35 games. He scored a total of 45 goals in all competitions.
U-20 player of the season - Corentin Tolisso
49 games - 1 goal - 3 assists - 1 MOTM - 7.08 Avg. Rating
The award for the best player of the season aged under 20 goes to the central midfielder Corentin Tolisso. He has played great football and he is a player that the manager always can trust. He always give 100% for Lyon. Corentin is a great talent and hopefully he will spend many years in the future at Lyon.
Goalkeeper of the season - Victor Valdés
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42 games - 18 Clean sheets - 2 MOTM - 7.01 Avg. Rating
The award for the best goalkeeper of the season goes to the spainard Victor Valdés. He was signed on a free transfer in October and since that, Lyons defense has improved a lot. Victor is a great and very experienced keeper and he knows what it takes to, for example win the Champions League. It´s very important for a team to have experience, and Victor is a key in that category.
Defender of the season - Samuel Umtiti
56 games - 3 goals - 2 assists - 1 MOTM - 7.10 Avg. Rating
The award for the best defender of the season goes to Samuel Umtiti. He has been a rock in the defense for Lyon and he has really shown that he has great potential. Samuel will be a world class defender in the future, and it´s very important for the manager Thierry Henry to keep him at the club.
Midfielder of the season - Clement Grenier
45 matches - 12 goals - 11 assists - 3 MOTM - 7.07 Avg. Rating
The award for the best midfielder of the season goes to the play maker Clement Grenier. He is very important for Lyon with his ability to control the game and with his great free kicks and corner kicks. Clement has grown out to a great player since getting promoted to the first team for a few year ago and he´s really one of the key players of Lyon.
Attacker of the year - Alexandre Lacazette
59 games - 45 goals - 18 assists - 9 MOTM - 7.28 Avg. Rating
The award for the best attacker of the season goes, ofcourse to Alexandre Lacazette, with no doubt. Alexandre had a great year, scoring 45 goals in 59 games. He can score goals in all ways. He´s a great finisher both with his feets and with his head, aswell he´s a great penalty taker. Alexandre has been the key player of Lyon in the 2014-15 season and we can just hope that he´ll stay at the club and give us some great goals next year too.
Best signing - Ryad Boudebouz
50 games - 12 goals - 13 assists - 9 MOTM - 7.24 Avg. Rating
The award for the best signing of the season goes to the winger Ryad Boudebouz. He arrived in the summer from the Ligue 1 club SC Bastia for a bargain sum of €3m. Ryad has had a great season and he´s very important for Lyon with his dribbling ability and his ability to change matches. He was a great signing and it shows that Henry can use the players in the right way and that the club has done their scouting.