http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Lorient-c39153 – FC Girondins de Bordeaux – French Ligue 1 preview
Stade http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Du-c11689 Moustoir will see FC Lorient host FC Girondins de Bordeaux in their second league game of the 2011/2012 campaign on August 13, 2011.
Lorient
Les Merlus would be running high on confidence following their well deserved victory over Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes. A goal by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Julien-Quercia-c19945 was enough to give PSG all three points against Antoine Kombouare’s men and Lorient would be looking
to add another victory to their name in the Ligue 1 standings.
Bordeaux
Les Girondins lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toulouse-FC-c40751 in their first game of the 2011/2012 campaign and would be looking to turn things around when they travel to Lorient to face Les Merlus who are improving even though they have lost a few key players this summer.
In the last meeting between the two sides, Lorient ran out 5-1 winners and the wounds of that demoralising defeat are still fresh in Bordeaux duo http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yoan-Gouffran-c37412 and Jussie’s memory.
The duo is now looking to take revenge of the hammering at the Stade du Moustoir last season under the guidance of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Francis-c13946 Gillot who was appointed as the club’s new coach this summer.
Gouffran has asked his teammates to perform well against a strong Lorient side and knows that they need to produce a great performance in order to defeat a side that did the unthinkable by beating PSG at the Parc des Princes.
“Lorient is a team that plays good football. It will inevitably be difficult. Last year we lost 5-1. For us, the challenge is to take our revenge for that result,” said the Frenchman.
Jussie on the other hand thinks that his team learnt a lesson last year when they were hammered 5-1 by Lorient and has vowed that the side will not be making the same mistakes once again. The Brazilian also said that he was not at all surprised by Lorient’s
win over PSG.
“I do not think (Lorient’s win over PSG) was a surprise. Lorient is a very good team. People talk about it being a surprise because Paris have had a big recruitment drive, but the group has not yet developed,” Jussie said while talking to the media.
Francis Gillot’s men would be facing another challenge at the Moustoir in the shape of the artificial service. The Stade Chaban Delmas, home to Bordeaux has a dry turf but the one at Lorient is watered regularly which means that the ball will go faster which
means that the Bordeaux players would have to adapt to the pitch as quickly as possible.
Team News
Lorient
Sigmarry Diarra and Sebastien Dubarbier are out due to knee and foot injuries respectively and might return to action next week.
Bordeaux
A thigh injury has ruled out defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fahid-Ben-Khalfallah-c13290 is also a major doubt.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Abdou-Traore-c3234 has signed a contract extension that would keep him at the club until June 2015.
Predicted final score: Lorient 2-1 Bordeaux
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