The Spanish-Luxembourgish businessman took over the Girondins de Bordeaux last June after being ousted from the Lille presidency on December 18, 2020 by the Elliott investment fund. He hopes today, that his team stuck in 15th place in L1, will be able to pose problems to LOSC. The Lille team absolutely needs to win to finally get back to the top of the ranking. After 18 days, Lille is only 11th with 25 points, only 3 less than Montpellier, 5th.
The statement: Gourvennec incenses Yilmaz
To achieve this goal, Jocelyn Gourvennec would again have to trust Yilmaz to start in attack alongside David. Saturday, against Auxerre in the Coupe de France, the Turkish gave two assists but was still lacking success in front of goal in the 2nd period. Of course he once again received the support of his coach: “He is often in the right places, even if he is not at the finish. He is always a collective player. When he has to make the right pass, he does it. The fact that he scored in Wolfsburg made him feel good. I liked the fact that he also regularly looks for himself in the field with David, Gomes and Ikoné. “
The player: Happy birthday Jose Fonte
The Portuguese is celebrating his 38 years on the Bordeaux lawn today. The Lille captain remains an example to follow for his young teammates. José has played all games since the start of the northern season. He has played 26 matches for LOSC since the resumption, 18 in L1, 6 in the Champions League, one in the Coupe de France without forgetting the champions trophy.
the stat: Lille does not lose anymore
Les Dogues, winner of Auxerre on Saturday in the 32nd of the Coupe de France, chained a 10th unbeaten game. As mentioned in recent days, the people of Lille have found a real collective solidity. They have not lost a single game since October 29 and the loss on the lawn of the Park 2-1.
The “France Bleu Nord” compo: without injured Ikoné
Grbic – Celik Fonte Botman Reinildo – Gomes André Sanches Bamba – Yilmaz David