Coach Lyon Blanc on Lovren and the Ustaše greeting: I judge him as an athlete, not as a person. This is a good transfer
1.09.2024
Lyon head coach Laurent Blanc spoke about the recent incident with Dejan Lovren.
The defender of the Croatian national team is criticized for the fact that during the party after the 2022 World Cup, the national team`s footballers greeted the Ustaše, a fascist nationalist organization that led the Independent State of Croatia during the Second World War and collaborated with Germany and Italy.
It may seem rude, but ask him. I cannot answer for Dejan. It may not seem like a big deal to you, but I can see what he can bring to the club as a footballer. I think this is a good purchase.
You can judge him as a person. And I judge him as an athlete. I saw a man who is very respectful of his family, his children and his wife. You should ask him when you meet him. There are so many things that are shocking right now, and that`s understandable. But we are still at a sports press conference.
To be honest, we are just football players. We are not on our site to talk about much more serious things. Here`s my answer. Dejan is what we were looking for. A player with experience because we lacked that in defense. He has experience at the highest level.
If you want to teach, present, and lead, you must be proficient in the language. Dejan meets all these requirements, ” Blanc said.
Coach Lyon Blanc on Lovren and the Ustaše greeting: I judge him as an athlete, not as a person. This is a good transfer
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