Memphis Depay played Friday night at Olympique Lyon for the first time with number ten on his back, which he took over from Bertrand Traoré. However, the attacker could not prevent Lesson Gones points against Nîmes that Lesson Gones on a 0-0 draw. Depay cannot count on praise in the French media after the duel with Nîmes.

Foot Mercato hands out a 4 to Depay. “He didn’t exactly honor his new shirt number. Because he didn’t play as deep as Moussa Dembélé, he could interfere with the buildup. But you saw Depay running into his limit. Physically he is not yet where he should be. At a certain point he disappeared from the match”, is the verdict. L’Équipe shows himself even more critical and has a 3 in store for Depay, with which he and Dembélé have the lowest rating.

MaxiFoot comes to a 3.5 for Depay. “He didn’t play as his back number dictates. Depay was rarely found by his teammates, forced himself to make a difference and lost too many balls. In the duels he was dominant with his physical strength, but he never became dangerous,” they say. Le Libéroa regional newspaper near Lyon, is even more critical and gives Depay a 2. “Of course, his technique always gives the chance to make a difference, but that’s no excuse.”

“He walks too much and occasionally ignores the movements of his teammates. The physical kickback after a serious injury, a series of three games or is he sitting with his head at Barcelona? Depay has given us a headache after tonight”, writes Le Libéro. From WeSport Depay receives another 4. “He made a caricature of his own race. Always the same dribble and he keeps dropping back to hit the ball, but that wasn’t very successful.”