Ligue 1: Yannick Cahuzac ready to fly solo after Lorient?

While a difficult season was expected after promotion to Ligue 1 and a timid recruitment, FC Lorient will finish in the top 10. Can we call it an exploit?

Exploit, yes and no. Because we still have a fairly large budget, even though we were promoted. After all, based on the content we are providing, I think this place is deserved.

What is the key to the success of this group?

We have maintained the same dynamic as last season. Keeping almost the entire squad, which could be seen as a weakness, has given us a head start. The playing principles were already known to the group, allowing us to work more in detail.

From the outside, a real playing identity and a very united group are visible. Was this the foundation of the staff’s discourse?

Yes. We tried to build a playing project based on the players we had and the values that characterize the coach and the staff. The hardest thing for a coach is to successfully transmit this identity. This season, we managed to do it thanks to a lot of work and a bit of luck.

Among the great satisfactions, we can mention Arsène Kouassi, revealed last year at ACA and who …