It’s update time once again, we’re up to the tenth update of Julien Girard’s managerial career (also, Julien’s 30 now). This makes this the equal longest save I’ve ever done on this blog, along with Bayer Leverkusen on FM15. So I just want to say thank you to everyone that has supported this save so far, it means a lot to me and long may this save continue. In the last update, I covered the first half of the 4th season of the save, and the first with Football Club Lorient in Ligue 1. I covered the signings I’d made towards the end of the transfer window, the tactics I was using (a 4-1-3-2,) and covered the results of the first half of the season. As we went into January 1st, the club was surprisingly sat 3rd in Ligue 1, only one point behind Lyon in 1st place, and two points ahead of Leonardo Jardim’s Monaco in 4th. I ended the last update by saying:
Julien is now settled in well at Lorient, and most importantly is well on course to achieve more than the top half finish he promised the board when he took over in early August. The challenge now is simply to see how high Lorient can finish.
So, how did the season finish?