The destruction of Lyon: New owners, new lows for a HISTORIC club

[@siddzzzz]

WTH man how many club downfalls are we going to see this season ??!??!!

[@mytime991]

Covid, bad management, and clubs focus on selling rather then competing

[@luciiiidnightmares]

Ajax, Lyon, Basel, potentially Sevilla if their current form doesn’t improve

[@Smonserratm]

And none of them are València 😔

[@Samuel-cr9mc]

​@@luciiiidnightmaresSevilla has some form of recovery compared to United, Chelsea

[@miloPRcohen]

Schalke, Wigan, Salernitana… @@luciiiidnightmares

[@ThatsGuy-ri6ul]

30 years old here. Been a Lyon fan my whole life. So sad over what's happening to my beloved Gones.

[@elbalalaw1781]

As a Lyon fan I think you haven't talked enough about the late Aulas period. Aulas methods were absolutely outdated and the club priorities felt way more on the business side than the sporting, we were constantly selling promising players for cheap instead of waiting for them to play regularly at Lyon before selling them for a better price (without any pressure from the DCNG), constant investments in non sporting projects (leisure facilities around the newly built stadium) and we haven't seen any of that return in the transfermarket. Truly weird sporting choices such as buying Kadewere, or Dembele... instead of trusting youngsters like Gouiri, and more importantly TERRIBLE MANAGEMENT Aulas always favoured his friends (such as Ponsot) who were behind those decisions, we didn't even have a scouting cell FFS for a club as big as Lyon it is truly appauling (that's part of the outdated methods). When Juninho came back to the club and brought some changes as sporting director with the recruitment of Paqueta and Guimares he couldn't do his job correctly because Aulas wouldn't let him, he had entered into a more or less open conflict with the former management and was forced to leave. Clearly Textor is also at fault but half a season of management doesn't explain all those failures, it was only the continuation of what the club was doing regularly failing to qualify for champions league. Also Aulas influence maybe behind why the DNCG chose to come back at Lyon this hard this season. Finally parting ways with both Dembele and Aourar absolutely made sens. Aoura was only the ghost of his former self, and Dembele didn't have hsi place in the squad with Lacazette coming into the squad

[@admassv84]

Completely agree. The downfall basically started when Juninho left as key players like Guimaraes and Paqueta lost trust in the board.

[@MohamedAli-xu3uw]

How did you win 7 league titles in a row?

[@Air0087]

​@@MohamedAli-xu3uw That was over a decade ago (last trophy won in 2007). Football changes rapidly and if you can't keep up, you find yourself going downhill just as quickly.

[@MohamedAli-xu3uw]

@@Air0087 You mean 2008

[@javierlandaverde4108]

Not to mention Aualas failed to sell players where their market value was very high. Lyon lost opportunities to sell some of there young talents at premium profits like Houssem Aouar and instead of burn bridges with there players.

[@JonasFilberg]

7 god damn titles in a row.......

[@lobachevscki]

As an azzurri tifoso what happened to Grosso breaks my heart.

[@miloPRcohen]

It breaks the heart of every Lyon fan too, he really is a legend there

[@ezraezra2928]

In the past, Lyon is used to face the European giants like Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan, Manchester United, among the others. However, Lyon considered Real Madrid as the most luckier one. Because everytime both sides played each other in the Champions League, the French side went unbeaten between 2005 and 2010, winning three games (all at home) and drawing three games (all away). They also had two Champions League successful runs in 2010 and 2020, and you know who is the club that ended Lyon's big dream in both cases? Bayern Munich! The Germans beat them 3-0 in the semifinal.

[@boisesoccer]

Vizeh did similar video on Lyon, but he didn't go into details and his research was lacking as well. When comparing to Adrian video breakdown on Lyon downfall. There was much more depth in Adrian breakdown than Vizeh. Just something I've noticed lately 😌 😕

[@mcmiaho]

Great video man, really informative. Just wanted to give the latest st Pauli report, still undefeated on all competitions, sitting on top of the league, heading on to the round of sixteen of the pokal, and just 17 points away from the main objective of not going down to the 3rd division. If we go up, I'm not saying that you must make a video of boys in brown, but......

[@RabonaTV]

Always appreciate the reports my man! And you can bet that if you do go up, a video will be made.

[@Finn_Lawless]

@@RabonaTV Make it anyway. 🙂

[@ChaingunCassidy]

Hey man, as an Aussie what do you think of Jackson Irvine?

[@mcmiaho]

@@ChaingunCassidy I'm in love with him, he's our captain and I couldn't be happier about it, he represents every value that St Pauli stand for, and on top of that he is an amazing player, controls the gaming style to perfection

[@ChaingunCassidy]

@@mcmiaho We absolutely love him too!

[@bluecheese20401]

Rabona TV....ludicrous how good this is. Thanks

[@fabriziolorenzo2392]

I’m probably not educated on the business workings of FIFA but why in tarnation do they allow one person/entity to hold majority ownership in multiple clubs? How is this not seen as a gigantic conflict of interest?

[@Micfri300]

Because its in different countries

[@KlassiusK]

haha Rabona as a frenchman i enjoyed your reading of the DNCG :)

[@benoitcinemabenoitcinemabe2427]

Hey mate great vidéo! They are now going to qualify for Europe and they are in the Coupe de France final ... What a turn of event ..

[@julrev1519]

6 month later Lyon had the best second half of any teal in France 20win out of 27 games, currently in the Coupe de France final and 6th in the league (Europa League)

[@mattkyabetsu6464]

Look at the club now, a lion never dies !

[@bemo8943]

Adrian was too scared to host a Lyon fan for this vid

[@RabonaTV]

😂

[@cantthink3012]

As a man United fan I feel bad for any club that has horrible owners.. we know what it feels like 😞

[@lordpembridge303]

You have the best owners. I hope they stay and guide you to glory straight down to the Championship.

[@jaypee9812]

​@lordpembridge303 they have enough Championships

[@Micfri300]

What baffles me is such billionaires not just giving a budget and hiring those with actual experience.

[@Le_equitabliste]

As a lyonnais i coulent have put it inay better .great vidéo! It will bé very interesting to sée what will happen to thé team After this incident as this could bé a douce of motivation for a team that had just no energy . Thé game vs Metz this weekend will tell me all i need to know about thé Season . Hopefully well bé able to make some much needed recrute during thé winter.

[@Le_equitabliste]

Side note WE also have thé most expensive jersey in all thé League so AT least in ligue 2 it will cost less.

[@DoorTechnicianRick]

Textor is destroying so many clubs atm... My club went from 4th division to first in 5 years or so. When Textor came in it all went to shit... Blud should've stayed overseas

[@TheOnlyTaps]

Fantastic coverage as always!

[@redhaattout]

technically they bought Nuamah for 25mil they just used molenbeek as a means to over the suspensions (they may face more problems with this move)

[@chaosu64]

There is one thing that should be added in order to avoid people saying the DNCG is killing Lyon. Lyon is actually in breaching of regulations regarding financial security of the club and many lesser clubs have been relegated or denied promotion for less important breaches than Lyon. If anything the DNCG saved the club by not handing them an administrative relegation.

[@Kafei01]

Lyon has been bought by leverage buy-out. Textor has no money himself, he sell the club properties (the women team, the venue next to the stadium...) to pay for his debt. He didn't have a cent to spent in the transfert window and so we only got low cost player who clearly don't have what it take to be competitive in Ligue 1.

[@relics1454]

As a chelsea fan now Lyon fans know how we felt last year

[@AussieBenfica-tw3yz]

With him saying that this team is central won’t this lead the fans of the other teams to think Textor is treating their team as feeder club for central club?

[@virmalarjoonsingh768]

Ajax, Lyon and Basel the three biggest falls from grace just this season

[@krusher181]

Listening to this while I razor scrape for my flooring job. Thanks for the good content, man.

[@manexesendi7494]

Always enjoy you videos from Kenya 🇰🇪

[@appiahallan]

🇬🇭

[@mariofan2867]

Even after the scolding they received from their ultras group after a 4-1 home loss to PSG, they STILL haven’t won a single game and we’re 11 matches in! Absolutely unacceptable and pathetic for such a storied club!

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Rabona, please do a feature on the evolution of European football clubs that have been purchased by Americans. Short story: aside from Liverpool and to a lesser extent Arsenal, it's not going well anywhere. And not even Liverpool are top dogs in their country. All of these clubs have been turned into money-making machines that win very few titles and mostly don't even compete for these titles.

[@ganaed]

I love this club thank you for this Paco

[@callumalston5755]

I’m in Lyon now (beautiful city can recommend) and off to the game on Sunday… not a bad primer

[@dumdum2565]

we're close to europe

[@rpenha07]

Bro you should should do one on Botafogo. First place on the Brazilian league after almost 30 years.

[@ezraezra2928]

Interesting Fact: Botafogo were relegated 3 years prior.

[@edwardkelly3280]

Ironically that Textor owns both teams

[@grantmaxwell5361]

I miss Juninho 💔

[@sacholo-2907]

Lyon fucking win ONE game woahhhhh 👏😭

[@NIO4LIFE]

Ajax and Lyon trying to outlow each other.

Man Bordeaux and Saint Etienne a couple of years ago, now OL

[@MrSmith1984]

John Textor clearly bit off more than he could chew when he bought Lyon. Hence all the financial struggles since then...

[@scottbrayton9484]

This is the result of the coagulation of football riches. As more of the moneh goes to fewer clubs, the positions of historically successful teams below that absolute top tier of Europe become more and more precarious. Ajax, Lyon, etc. Teams you would never imagine in the relegation zone or getting the drop.

[@Tigerdriver93]

Sometimes these big clubs hitting a new low is a blessing in disguise.

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

Ajax, Basel as well Please look into them

[@ezraezra2928]

In Brazil, there were some clubs who recently got relegated like Botafogo and Vasco da Gama. Even Santos, who produced the great talents like Pele and Neymar, could face the same worst scenario after sitting on bottom of the league following a Mineirazo-esque humiliation at the hands of Porto Alegre-based Internacional.

[@nabster9253]

There is already a video about Ajax

[@ezraezra2928]

@@nabster9253 Wait, Ajax had actually won their first competitive game since August, a 2-0 victory over Volendam.

[@ErikDeSantiago-p4k]

🎉🎉🎉Wake up Adrian posted

[@thztan7492]

Nice analysis👍

[@ryomawashere4032]

Lyon, Ajax and Basel - The dominant jewel of their respective league are fighting a relegation battle in 2023. Madness yet not surprise if you're familiar with history and empires. They all fall, usually from the inside.

[@uriustosh]

They were a helluva clubs in the 2000s

[@orionpacks]

they need benzema back

[@ayozuokumor1112]

at the end you have a photo of bitshiabu not lukeba at leipzig

[@RabonaTV]

WHAT?

[@RabonaTV]

Ah shoot, you're right! My bad, that shouldn't have slipped through when I watched it one last time.

[@thguzzo17]

Talk about Cruzeiro EC!

[@mentoch]

Textor is such a fraud. It's one thing to dream on a multi-club model, but when you're struggling to build the funding to fully fund a single team in France. Dude runs his mouth and will talk to any microphone he can find, but there's nothing backing it up.

[@dianabialaskahansen2972]

Maybe those men should speak to the women's team and get a boost of winner mentality, lol

[@pooroldnostradamus]

Do Ajax next

[@ieuandeakin6497]

He has

[@pooroldnostradamus]

@@ieuandeakin6497 Ah, I see. Silly of me. Cheers!

[@ieuandeakin6497]

@frdazd no worries, granted, ajax have gotten even worse since he made the video and its not even been that long

[@kisslevente3982]

This happens when Alexandre Lackofthreat plays for your team

[@krusher181]

“But he won two fa cups or something” Lol true.

[@josayahmitchell6292]

he scored 27 goals in the league last season?

[@jorisoims3085]

In this shit team, he is basically the only one you can't say bad things about.

[@roshaunscott7774]

He was their top scorer last season...

[@kisslevente3982]

@@josayahmitchell6292 those 27 goals last season will defenitely help them this season a lot!!! That fat donut muncher...

[@Potjandorie]

LOLL they are in some shit (I support Ajax)

[@kmush654]

As Barca fan I feel you Lyon when it feels like your league is after you

[@tinypardus]

There’s not a conspiracy against Barcelona, you’re not allowed to pay referees 😂 Barcelona have always got decisions massively going for them at least in Europe

[@NJ-eo2oc]

​@@tinypardusEveryone and their mother know that La Liga is also known as the Perez league (Real Madrid president) heck, even the La Liga president Tebas admited he's a huge Madrid fan. i mean what kind of league president say this stuff openly?!

[@NJ-eo2oc]

​@@tinypardusLets not forget Madrid won 3 of their UCLs with offside goals when there was no VAR

[@tinypardus]

@@NJ-eo2oc I'm not a Real Madrid fan, I don't like Madrid either

[@amekaiza]

French ultras I tell you, sigh

[@jeanrose1627]

It's mostly Marseille fans who are the worst. They're violent and deluded, the worst combinaison

[@morgancarvalho4408]

So far American owners around European clubs have been failing. Rather stick with baseball? its a different game, different rules mainly out the pitch, I guess nobody takes them serious, Im also worried that PSG actually pays off courts and such in order to screw other clubs. I mean if they don't get penalties and restrictions on spending how is Lyon getting this persecution?

[@costek7]

Hi, a bit of context from a french supporter : DNCG didn't block Lyon from transfering because of à too large debt; but rather because of how Lyon ( and Textor ) were justifying the debt. The DNCG wanted 60M added on the Lyon bank account, whereas textor wanted to create à 60M account but under Eagle (the company managing all of textor's teams), saying that this money will Only be used for Lyon but failing to give garantees it will be used only for the french team and not Botafogo for example. Why PSG hasn't faced the same issues ? Because PSG, although having huge depts, has always proven to the DNCG it had the means to cover such debt if necessary. French Football, as pretty much all european teams, is loosing money every year, surviving only on added debt so the DNCG isn't too restrictive concerning having debt, but is monitoring quite strongly if clubs have enough resources to not be crushed by it. Hope it help !

[@branx4426]

Please make the yearly Man United downfall video

[@marianchicago4002]

I think we all know what happens when football clubs get american owners.....

[@elwin145]

As an American, I agree any American billionaire should not own any football club if you are not willing to have a winning mentality and investing in players, academy, and getting results. Football is totally different from NFL, NBA, etc.

[@jacobb.2161]

Definitely, the same thing happened to Bordeaux when they got relegated to Ligue 2.

[@HahahahaKez]

PSG ruined French football

[@jeanrose1627]

Non sense

[@kalfch1]

And EPL ruined european football ?

[@admassv84]

@@jeanrose1627He has a point. There’s a lack of competition in Ligue 1 since the other teams can’t compete financially.

[@jeanrose1627]

@@admassv84 Monaco and Lille won ligue 1 in the last 10 years. In Bundesliga the same team has won 11 in a row. You're talking nonsense

[@leonardok4198]

Surprising how in 6 months your video becomes extremely outdated

[@saulziyech9710]

First here 🎉

[@MystClips]

Im early :)

[@akaGiNX]

First.

[@aaronnilestoussaint5672]

French have the greediest owner ever 😂

[@mikexstad1121]

They still have elite level jerseys though

[@RabonaTV]

You're not wrong!

[@Omegaxxxfly]

How you can compare Chelsea whit Everton??? WTF? You still hurts because Chelsea buy Enzo from your beloved Benfica...

[@mori5481]

financial mismanagement.

[@RabonaTV]

I was speaking about chaos at the board level and changes of ownership affecting performances on the pitch. I would re-listen to that section again rather than speaking nonsense my friend.