Living a very troubled ranking situation (last position, 6 points collected in 10 games played, together with Nancy), Lorient top brass are still in search for a new manager, in order to replace the recently sacked Sylvain Ripoll. To this end, Les Merlus have recently offered the position to French 63-year old Rolland Courbis. Former Rennes and Montpellier head coach did however turn down the proposal.
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