I agree with you actually, except the difference is Lyon has a lot more depth. But Wiltord I think is one of the best strikers in L1 and probably the best finisher in the league. If Rennes had a midfield that was as efficient as Lyon, he’d be scoring a lot more than he already is. You know how I always am behind Aulas 100% even when he’s being a total bastard, but I think he bungled up the Wiltord situation and made a big mistake in dropping him (and we’ll never know why since Aulas forced Wiltord to sign a confidentiality agreement). I wasn’t sad to see Abidal and Tiago go and a little sad to say bye to Malouda, but I really miss Wiltord. He’s such eternal class. As for Pagis, I’ve always liked him and thought that Marseille made a mistake in selling him. He and Niang would always be better than any combination involving Cisse. Their loss in your gain though.

Jay : Oh Thomert indeed! I wasn’t convinced at first, but he is quality. Pity he is so injury-prone. He’s still got a long way before being French footballer of the year, I think, though. I mean, Ribery, Henry, Benzema, Ben Arfa… He can poke his nose at their level when he’s on great form, but he’s not yet regularly at that level. Now, if he could, I’d like it! I think he’s going to stay at Rennes for at least another year. Injury problems have plagued his season so far, and he’s finding it a bit hard to get a starting position with Wiltord and Sorlin also playing on the left. He needs to get a bit better at crossing, because it’s a pity he’s able to beat his defender, but then has to stop the ball -yes, stop it- in order to cross properly. It’s quite strange… I just looked at the number of ex-Lens players on the pitch : Thomert, Akalé, Leroy.. Humm. In fact, there weren’t that many. But boy… If they were all three at Lens today, you wouldn’t be in such trouble!

Also, do you get the feeling that Nasri just can’t handle the full 90 minutes? I’ve noticed in a lot of games where he disappears after one half. Maybe he’s still sick?

Anyway, that’s weird about the yellow/red card. I can’t believe Krupoviesa would deliberately disrespect a referee. Maybe he didn’t understand what the ref was saying or signaling? He did just come from Argentina a week or two ago.