French Ligue 1 preview : SM Caen Vs http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130
Stade http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michel-c25453 D’Ornano will see Stade Malherbe de Caen play host to in-form Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais who are yet to taste defeat in the 2011/2012 Ligue 1 campaign.
Les Gones are on top of Ligue 1 standings after Round 6 of the Ligue 1 action and travel to Caen looking to keep intact their unbeaten run in the Championelle. Remi Garde’s side have been one of the most exciting teams to watch in the league so far.
After a three-year barren spell under the reign of Claude Puel, Les Gones are certainly enjoying a new lease of life under Remi Garde who for his defence is coaching a first-team for the first time. The former Lyon player was the architect behind Lyon’s
2-0 defeat of Marseille at the Stade Gerland at the weekend.
The Rhone giants are now on the top of Ligue 1 standings for the first time in almost two years and it seems that the run would continue if the players maintain their good form.
Remi Garde is understandably over the moon after seeing his team play so well in the first six weeks of Ligue 1. While talking to the media, Garde said that he will not hide his joy at being on top of the table. “Going beyond what I, personally am feeling,
I think it’s very important for the club and the players to enjoy this moment,” the 45-year-old said.
After losing the likes of Jeremy Toulalan, Cesar Delgado and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miralem-Pjanic-c25984 this summer, Garde put his faith in the academy players. The likes of Maxime Gonalons and Clement Grenier have stepped up to the plate and have repaid the faith that Remi Garde has
put in them.
Maxime Gonalons is already becoming an integral member of the Lyon starting XI while Clement Grenier’s performance against Lyon is showing how far Lyon can go if they stick with their youth policy.
Caen
Franck Dumas was delighted by his side’s performances against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AJ-Auxerre-c38247 in Week 6 of the Ligue 1 action. SM Caen were able to hold AJA to a 1-1 draw after Benjamin Nivet’s 45th minute equaliser cancelled out the goal by Issam Jemaâ.
While talking to the media, Dumas expressed his delight at his side’s showing against a good Auxerre side. The Frenchman said that he is looking for his side to become even more consistent. While talking about the game against Lyon, Dumas said that he is
not worried about Lyon and said that he is expecting his players to give a good account for themselves.
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Caen
Serbian defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Branko-Lazarevic-c8008 is Dumas’ only major worry. The Serb defender is out due to a knee injury.
Lille
Several influential players are missing for Garde. Defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yoann-Gourcuff-c37416 was scheduled to return against Marseille at the weekend but the Frenchman had a fresh inflammation on his ankle which means
that he is out for another week.
Prediction
With Remi Garde’s side in a rich vein of form of late, it seems that Caen would be tested to the limit against a young Lyon side that has started banking on younger player’s to do the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684.
Predicted final score: Caen 0-2 Lyon
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