Lyon coach Remi Garde claims he is in no rush to bring in defensive reinforcements, despite seeing his options severely depleted.
Lyon boss in no rush to bring in defensive reinforcements
Lyon coach Remi Garde claims he is in no rush to bring in defensive reinforcements, despite seeing his options severely depleted.
Veteran centre-half Cris is nursing a thigh problem, while John Mensah and Bakary Kone are readying themselves for African Cup of Nations duty with Ghana and Burkina Faso respectively.
Garde is fully aware that he is to be left short on numbers, but he refuses to buy into the belief that he must look to acquire cover during the winter transfer window.
He believes tactical tinkering can help Lyon through a testing time, allowing them to put any money that is made available for fresh faces to better use elsewhere.
"Reinforcements? We are studying the situation," he told
L'Equipe.
Balance
"The easiest thing to do would be to reinforce the squad to make up for those absences. But you can't then play everybody and the group could lose its balance.
"We must not forget that the African Cup of Nations could be over for the likes of Kone at the end of January.
"I am also waiting to see how quickly Cris can recover.
"We would prefer to manage the situation with the squad we already have, perhaps playing some midfielders in defence."
