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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.

    Benjamin Mendy, Manchester City

    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.

  • the terrible situation of Edouard Mendy

    the terrible situation of Edouard Mendy

    How quickly things can change! Edouard Mendy (30) knows this well, he who rubbed shoulders with the Division of Honor and unemployment to a victory in the Champions League in just 6 years. Crowned best goalkeeper of the season by UEFA and winner of the goalkeeper of the year trophy by FIFA a year ago, the Senegalese has since lifted the African Cup of Nations. Last Monday, he again finished 4th in the Lev Yachine trophy won by Thibaut Courtois. Yet last night the 2020 Champions League winner once again sat on the Chelsea bench and watched Kepa Arrizabalaga shine in the nets on the Brentford lawn. It is even a little thanks to the Spaniard that the Blues have brought back a point (0-0).

    If Raya in the goal opposite saved his team at the end of the match, Kepa (28 years old) had kept his people afloat by making 5 saves. Lining of Mendy throughout the reign of Thomas Tuchel, the former Athletic finds the light. He can thank Graham Potter, who prefers him to Mendy since his arrival on the Blues bench. “I was really impressed with his character and his personality. He takes responsibility and it’s good when these kind of people are rewarded for their efforts., explained the coach before the meeting on Wednesday evening. For the moment, this choice proves him right since the Basque is 5 games in a row in all competitions without taking a goal (8 games played in total).

    Potter prefers Kepa to Mendy

    Against Aston Villa this weekend already (2-0 victory), Kepa Arrizabalaga had performed some miracles, in particular a decisive triple save when the score was only 1-0 in favor of the Blues, confirming Potter’s decision. “It’s better to let football decide. Kepa has done very well so far and he has been supported fantastically by Edu (Mendy). Kepa’s return to form is really good news for everyone. It’s good that we have competition in this position, we need players to push each other because that’s how they improve. » If Chelsea have regained their defensive solidity in part thanks to the performance of their new starting goalkeeper, for Mendy this decision comes at the worst of times.

    The Senegalese international (25 selections) must leave for the World Cup in a month in Qatar. He hasn’t played since September 3 and was going through a big period of doubt. Impeccable since his transfer to Chelsea in the summer of 2020, he lived a real fairy tale, before descending from his pedestal so quickly. The fault of a faulty foot game last spring in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League against Real Madrid. That day, his mistake allowed Benzema to score the 3-1 goal. At the start of the season on the 3rd day of the Premier League, and still lacking in confidence, he committed the same kind of dumpling against Leeds, for a heavy 3-0 defeat.

    A downgrade a few weeks before the World Cup

    Thomas Tuchel had already taken the lead by aligning Kepa in his last match at Dinamo Zagreb in C1. The new defeat in Croatia will sign the dismissal of the German technician but not the end of worries for Mendy. To make matters worse, the former Rémois was slightly injured, missing the last international meeting before the World Cup, and above all, giving way to his direct competitor, who saw there an unexpected opportunity to bounce back. Mendy’s downgrade also means the Spaniard’s sudden and unexpected return to the fore. Transferred for 80 M€ in 2018, he never gave satisfaction to Chelsea, too rarely decisive. Also criticized by fans who never trusted him, it looks like his 5th season at the club is the right one. To the great displeasure of Édouard Mendy.