{"id":733,"date":"2023-12-22T12:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T12:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/?p=733"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:29:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T12:29:10","slug":"benjamin-mendy-already-implicated-in-a-nasty-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/football\/benjamin-mendy-already-implicated-in-a-nasty-affair","title":{"rendered":"France : Benjamin Mendy already implicated in a nasty affair at Lorient!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having come out of hell a few months ago in England, Benjamin Mendy is already at the heart of a tense situation at Lorient. The French full-back is back in Ligue 1 thanks to the Breton club and his coach, who has approved the move.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having arrived at Lorient this summer, Benjamin Mendy was hoping to relaunch his career after two years without playing. A former Manchester City player, Mendy saw his career turn sour in 2021 with accusations of rape and sexual assault in England that landed him in prison and away from the game. Eventually acquitted, it was thought that the player would settle down and avoid any further unnecessary controversy that could damage his image, but here he is already at the heart of a controversy within Lorient, the club that welcomed him despite his long months out of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benjamin Mendy singled out for his big head<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Currently relegated to Ligue 1, Bamba Dieng’s Lorient are not in the best of form. In this tense atmosphere, the Breton coach has a number of players, including Benjamin Mendy, in his sights. According to L’Equipe, Lorient’s heavy 4-0 derby defeat by Brest on Wednesday (matchday 17) has raised tensions in the dressing room. Coach R\u00e9gis Le Bris reportedly pointed the finger at the lack of humility shown by some of his players, which angered Vincent Le Goff, the team’s vice-captain, who demanded to know who was at fault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without mincing his words, Le Bris cited four names: Benjamin Mendy, Jean-Victor Makengo, Isaak Tour\u00e9 and Romain Faivre. The first two, the biggest names in the dressing room who also share the same agent as the coach, were not at all pleased and promised to settle the score when the winter break resumed. According to reports, the climate is therefore very tense at Lorient, where the squad is divided into ‘clans’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strong choices expected in Lorient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


After Wednesday’s spanking at Brest, several players, including Mendy, are said to have flown straight back to their holiday destinations, while the rest of the squad returned to Lorient by coach, reports the newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to L’Equipe, the situation at Lorient is likely to cause heads to roll quickly. While coach Le Bris personally approved the arrival of Benjamin Mendy this summer and promised to help him regain his form, it seems that the agreement is complicated. Since returning to action, Mendy played his third match of the season as a starter on Wednesday. The 29-year-old defender returned to Brittany after being cleared of several accusations of rape and sexual assault in England, where he had not played since August 2021 with Manchester City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mendy and his uncertain future<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


On 10 December last year, he scored his first goal for Lorient in their 4-2 defeat by OM, playing as a midfielder. At the time, Le Bris praised his performance, particularly his ability to ‘contain’ Jonathan Clauss, the opposition right-back. But the tone has since changed. After criticising his four players in the dressing room, he deplored in a press conference the lack of humility shown by certain members of his squad. This latest setback in Brest leaves the Merlus with a deeper wound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In any case, what Lorient’s solution will be with Benjamin Mendy<\/a> reportedly angry with his coach, we don’t know at the moment. But one thing is certain: after the difficulties he has experienced away from the pitch, it is not a good idea for the former OM player to get involved in stories that do his reputation no favours. With his age and physical capabilities, there is no evidence that big contracts will be lined up for the 2018 world champion, who is no longer in a strong financial position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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