The Montpellier goalkeeper has set his sights on helping La Paillade win their first trophy of the season, as the reigning champions prepare to take on Lyon with Trophee des Champions on the line
The 26-year-old is relishing the idea of playing Coupe de France winners, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 at New York's Red Bull Arena.
The two sides are set to face each other on Saturday in the traditional season curtain-raiser, mostly known as Trophee des Champions, which is an annual match contested between the Ligue 1 champions and the winners of Coupe de http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Geoffrey-Jourdren-c14538 has set his sights on starting the season on a high note with his hands on a trophy. The Frenchman stated that his side has enjoyed a successful pre-season tour and winning Trophee des Champions would set their preparations straight for
the up-coming season.
"We want to start the season with a trophy. It would be a new and historic thing for us to win this trophy. But against us, we have Lyon, and they are a great club with rich history. We will have to fight, like always," the goalkeeper told reporters.
The 26-year-old has stated that the pre-season tour has helped him and his team-mates a lot and they are in good shape for the next season.
On a question of his experience of playing in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 is a totally new but exciting experience for them.
"It has been a different atmosphere, in a big country like the United States. We have played in great stadiums in Kansas City and here at the Red Bull Arena, and the Americans have been really nice, which you would not necessarily have imagined before we
came here.
The 26-year-old said that the players are solely focusing on their clash against Lyon on Saturday and nothing but a victory in that game will please them.
“All we need now is a win on Saturday and it will be perfect!"
Montpellier will face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toulouse-FC-c40751 in their opening fixture of the 2012/2013 Ligue 1 campaign on August 10.
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