There have been twists and turns, joys, great disappointments and pain too… There will be at least as many emotions over the next 6 months of the championship! The season of Ligue 2 enters its second phase, that of the return matches which will begin this Friday, January 10, 2025. And during this first phase which saw Lorient be crowned autumn champion and Martigues bring up the rear, men distinguished themselves and deserved to ‘be put forward. Discover the typical MaLigue2 editorial team.
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Unsurprisingly, it is the leader who has the most starters in the best starting eleven that we could imagine, with a Formose Mendy and a Darlin Yongwa who come to support Traoré (Metz) and the best decisive passer of the championship Alpha Sissoko (Guingamp). Behind them, the Bastia goalkeeper Placide is there to ensure on the line, while the Merlus captain Laurent Abergel is on sentry and also wears the armband of a team coached by Luis Castro, coach who allowed Dunkirk to be the best team in the championship in 2024.
Two relay/attacking midfielders who were not expected to be so good before the start of the season, Skyttä and Sellouki, put a trio of attackers in the best conditions. Indeed, Krasso’s left foot, off-center, will largely contribute to the goals of our shock team while the will-o’-the-wisp Nkada occupies the right lane to tire his side and put pressure on him. An essential factor to allow Pape Meïssa Ba, top scorer in the first 17 Ligue 2 matches, to stand out at the spearhead of this 4-3-3 system, rather well balanced in each line.
The typical Ligue 2 team for the 2024-2025 first leg
Guardian : Johny Placide (SC Bastia)
Defenders: Alpha Sissoko (EA Guingamp), Formose Mendy (FC Lorient), Ismael Traore (FC Metz), Darlin Yongwa (FC Lorient)
Midfielders: Naatan Skyttä (USL Dunkerque) – Laurent Abergel (FC Lorient, CAPTAIN) – Malik Sellouki (Stade Lavallois)
Attackers: Timothé Nkada (Rodez AF), Pape Meïssa Ba (Grenoble Foot 38), Jean-Philippe Krasso (Paris FC)
Substitutes: Obed Nkambadio (Paris FC), Matthieu Udol (FC Metz), Mohamed Bouchouari (Rodez AF), Antonin Bobichon (Pau FC), Maxime Lopez (Paris FC), Yohan Demoncy (FC Annecy), Cheikh Sabaly (FC Metz)
Coach : Luis Castro (USL Dunkerque)
Were cited by our journalists but were not retained: L. Guyot, N. Lemaître, M. Samassa, A. Drouhin, J. Diaz, O. Kouassi, V. Sasso, M Mbow, O. Sanganté, U . Raghouber, E. Bardeli, I. Kebbal, A. Hémia, G. Hein, C. Irié, J. Siwé.
