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djg91 · 21-10-2008, 10:01 PM

Lyon Reveal
Pre-season Plans

Old Trafford... Just one of the stops in Lyon's pre-season tour

Olympique Lyonnais manager Claude Puel has announced that the team will be undergoing a tour of England before the big kick off this season.

The tour will include three games against some of the biggest names in the Premier League: Newcastle, Portsmouth and Manchester United.

With the opening game of the tour scheduled for the 18th of July against Portsmouth, Puel is hoping that his side will be more than a match for their English counterparts.

"Of course it will be difficult," said Puel in an exclusive Lyon.TV interview. "All of the English sides are well organised and strong. Really, what I want to achieve from this tour is an improvement to the physical side of our game."

"We know that our players are all techically gifted, that is why they play for the top team in France. But they cannot yet match the pace of sides from other countries like England, which is a disadvantage to us in European competition. Hopefully we can work on this during the tour."

You can catch all of Lyon's pre-season campaign in England live on Lyon.TV.

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djg91 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Co. Durham Age: 18 Posts: 262	Lyon Reveal Pre-season Plans Old Trafford... Just one of the stops in Lyon's pre-season tour Olympique Lyonnais manager Claude Puel has announced that the team will be undergoing a tour of England before the big kick off this season. The tour will include three games against some of the biggest names in the Premier League: Newcastle, Portsmouth and Manchester United. With the opening game of the tour scheduled for the 18th of July against Portsmouth, Puel is hoping that his side will be more than a match for their English counterparts. "Of course it will be difficult," said Puel in an exclusive Lyon.TV interview. "All of the English sides are well organised and strong. Really, what I want to achieve from this tour is an improvement to the physical side of our game." "We know that our players are all techically gifted, that is why they play for the top team in France. But they cannot yet match the pace of sides from other countries like England, which is a disadvantage to us in European competition. Hopefully we can work on this during the tour." You can catch all of Lyon's pre-season campaign in England live on Lyon.TV. __________________ Olympique Lyonnais - "La fierté de Lyon"