French Ligue 1 preview: FC Bordeaux Vs LOSC Lille Metropole
Stade Chaban-Delmas will see reigning French Ligue 1 champions LOSC Lille play FC Bordeaux in Week 7 of the 2011/2012 Ligue 1 campaign.
Call for consistency
Les Girondins are under a lot of pressure to deliver after an abysmal second-half performance against Toulouse in Week 6 cost the Aquitaine club a game that should have been done and dusted. Bordeaux were leading 2-0 at half time thanks to a brace by Cheick
Diabate. However, it all changed for Les Girondins as goals from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Franck-Tabanou-c14046, Etienne Capoue and Emmanuel Riviere handed Francis Gillot’s men a defeat that was a result no one was expecting at half time.
Bordeaux captain Jaroslav Plasil was infuriated by his team’s defence and showed his anger at not being able to record a win. “It’s inexplicable! We played really well in the first half and Toulouse didn’t even get a look in. leading 2-0 away from home at
half-time doesn’t come around every weekend. There’s no point crying over spilt milk and now we’ve got the Lille match,” the Czech international said.
No time for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Charity-c38784
Les Dogues have twice conceded two goals after leading games at half time and would be looking to let go of the recently-adapted charitable habits of their defence as they look to regain their momentum.
Lille were winning 2-0 against CSKA Moscow in their first group game of this season’s UEFA Champions League. With just ten minutes left, the French champions conceded two goals. the same thing happened at the weekend in Week 6 of Ligue.
Les Dogues led twice against Sochaux but http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sloan-Privat-c33703 equalised twice as Lille were left with just a draw to show for all their efforts. In that game, Sochaux dominated the second half following the dismissal of Mathieu Debuchy.
A side that boasted the second-best defensive record in Ligue 1 last season is yet to keep a clean sheet so far this season.
Rudi Garcia has said that the reason for his side’s defensive frailties is because he is still trying to find a stable first-choice centre-back pairing.”We are trying to settle on a stable, first-choice defence and will have to wait for another day because
Mathieu is suspended for the Bordeaux match,” the Lille boss said.
Impact of Joe Cole
The arrival of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 this summer and has already shown what he can offer the champions following
an impressive debut for Rudi Garcia’s side in a 3-1 victory over Saint-Etienne where the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 man provided an assist to Obraniak.
With summer signing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Cole-c18694 his first start for Les Dogues against a Bordeaux side that is already under a lot of pressure.
Team news
Bordeaux
Goalkeeper Cedric Carrasso is suspended while Jussie is out due to a knee injury. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marc-Planus-c23491 in the squad.
Lille
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ludovic-Obraniak-c22623 miss the trip to the Aquitaine region due to suspensions while a Payet is still weeks away from making a return.
Prediction
Though Les Dogues have show their defensive frailties in the last two games, it’s still going to be hard for Bordeaux to get all points against a Lille side that is bound to return to winning ways anytime soon.
Predicted final score: Bordeaux 0-2 Lille
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