Out of himself when he was replaced in the defeat against Brest (2-0) on January 22, Burak Yilmaz will not, however, be sanctioned sportingly by the coach of the Dogues Jocelyn Gourvennec. Present at a press conference this Friday, the Lille technician explained that he had settled things internally with the Turkish striker who should therefore be present during the shock of the 23rd day of Ligue 1 against PSG : “We know that he is a character player. It shows very quickly in anger and then it also goes down very quickly. It’s part of our season. In locker rooms where everyone wants to play all the time, and not just start games but also finish them, that’s how it is. (…) It is my job to manage all of this».
Seduced by the temperament of number 17 of LOSC, author of four goals and three assists this season, Jocelyn Gourvennec nevertheless called on his protege to control his emotions: “there was this irritation there (with Burak Yilmaz) but no other in the locker room. Once the match was over, it was over. We talked about it again with a clear head. This will be an important element for the second part of the season because we want to take up the challenges. We are not where we would like in the standings but it is very close. We’re going to need to control our nerves. I often talk about controlling your emotions and having self-control in games. We often have them but here we have shown flaws. We will have to remember this because we cannot afford flaws in our second half of the season.. The message got through.
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