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  • Benjamin Mendy, Lorient is finally breaking the silence!

    Benjamin Mendy, Lorient is finally breaking the silence!

    On the eve of the friendly match against En Avant Guingamp, Régis Le Bris was at a press conference this Friday. An appointment facing the media largely dominated by the surprise arrival of Benjamin Mendy in Lorient this week.

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    The 29-year-old French defender was found not guilty of rape and attempted rape by a British court on Friday, five months after being acquitted of six other rape charges and one of sexual assault. Benjamin Mendy was retried on two charges on which the jury failed to reach a verdict after the first trial. Just arrived at FC Lorient, the French side had an individual indoor session this Friday before going to greet his teammates.

    “We thought why not”

    Present at a press conference, Régis Le Bris did not escape several questions about the signing of Benjamin Mendy. “It was done like many recruitments. We need, we build a workforce with the desire to make it as competitive as possible. One of the challenges is to be able to cover certain positions with real competition (…) And then we said to ourselves why not even if it seemed very far away because of the status of the player, his experience and what Lorient is today. But in the end the rapprochement was able to take place so we are very satisfied with it”dropped the coach of the Hakes.

    “The feeling passed very quickly”

    Régis Le Bris then revealed part of the content of a video exchange he had with Benjamin Mendy before his signature. “Two hours that told me a lot about the player’s personality. He is a character like many footballers in this category that we watch on television, I had not had the opportunity to meet him before. The feeling very quickly passed on the connection and the compatibility that we can have with what is done at the club. It is above all a lot of humility, above all a passion for football, above all the desire to enter into a collective project”he explained before acknowledging that Mendy would probably need 6 to 8 weeks of work before being really operational.

  • lively draw between Lorient and Concarneau

    lively draw between Lorient and Concarneau

    Like many Ligue 1 clubs this weekend, FC Lorient made their comeback this Saturday against Concarneau. On the lawn of Ploemeur, the Hakes were surprised at the start by the opener of the score of the residents of Ligue 2 signed Fahd El Khoumisti (1-0, 2nd). Scorer sixteen times last season in National, the Franco-Moroccan striker perfectly launched Concarneau which saw a generally dominating Lorient return to the game thanks to Eli Kroupi (1-1, 36th). Just before the break, it was still Fahd El Khoumisti who allowed his side to take the lead (2-1, 45 + 2nd).

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    Upon returning from the locker room, Régis Le Bris offered himself a good squad review and it paid off: Senegalese striker Sambou Soumano put the two teams back on par (2-2, 50th). Shortly after the hour mark, it was Tom Lebeau who allowed the Thoniers to come back in front (3-2, 65th) before Adil Aouchiche converted his penalty to see Lorient come back up (3-3, 79th) . A prolific draw that allows both teams to prepare as well as possible just a stone’s throw from the start of the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 season.

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  • OM leaves Lorient with a tasteless draw

    OM leaves Lorient with a tasteless draw

    At the end of the 30th day of Ligue 1, Olympique de Marseille traveled to Brittany to face FC Lorient on the lawn of the Moustoir stadium. With the victories of PSG against Nice and Lens against Strasbourg, the Phocaeans had to win against the Merlus in order to cling to the championship podium. OM can harbor regrets, especially in attacking realism and efficiency, where Igor Tudor’s players failed in the last gesture.

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    In the first half, OM got into the game quite well, putting their foot on the ball very quickly, constantly looking for a breach. After a good shift from Alexis Sanchez, Cengiz Ünder controlled perfectly to follow up with a powerful strike with the right foot, but Vito Mannone made a reflex save to repel the danger (12th). The Turk was once again at the origin of Marseille’s second biggest chance by intercepting goalkeeper Mannone’s pass for Darlin Yongwa, but his curling shot from the left was not on target (36th). At the break, the score was still blank despite a clear domination of OM, in the stats as in the game, against a solid Lorient defense.

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    Lorient suffers, but does not weaken

    In the second act, Marseille wasted no time in putting on a boost with a powerful strike from Leonardo Balerdi after a good fixation from Ünder on the side (54th). Lorient’s first real opportunity came from the feet of Bamba Dieng, a former OM player, who tried to volley a previous shot blocked by his teammate Darlin Yongwa (63rd). Despite late substitutions from both sides, the match ended goalless. The Hakes nevertheless woke up in the last moments with in particular a long shot from Romain Faivre (88th) or this face-to-face attempt from Ibrahima Koné (89th). Finally, the match ended in a scoreless (0-0).

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    In the standings, OM are still in a good position, with 3rd place on the podium, behind Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens. But everything is still possible at the end of the season. As for the Hakes, the engine seems less and less efficient, now camped in the soft underbelly of the French championship with a 10th place. Next weekend, FC Lorient will travel to the Grand Rocher to face AS Monaco, while OM will host ESTAC at the Vélodrome, during a crucial 31st day for the Phocaeans.

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