Lorient and Lens are going on really solid in this season. There is only one point between them by being the 3rd and 4th respectively. Lens haven't even lost any match so far. Actually they were doing well in the previous season also but couldn't make it to any European tournament later on. I wonder how long they will be able to stay at upper positions this time.
Lorient are actually the most surprising team. They have improved themselves mentally incredibly much. Because they barely stayed in the Ligue 1 last season as they finished the season only a few points above the relegation area. If they even finish in top 10 this time it'd still be a big achievement for them.
I'm also very impressed with the performances of Lorient and Lens this season, both teams have improved very significantly this season. Especially
Lorient's performance has been very surprising this season, they are playing like a different team this season. I think this drastic change in performance
from Lorient because they just changed their coach, Regis Le Bris as the new Lorient coach managed to make Lorient a very strong team. Lorient managed
to win 5 matches in a row in Ligue 1, even Lorient managed to beat Lyon and Lille which are strong teams. Now Lorient is in 3rd position, very different
from the previous season where Lorient were almost relegated. I want to see if Lorient can perform consistently this season until the end of the season,
it's true that even if Lorient's performance drops and finally Lorient to be in the top 10 it's already a great achievement. But I believe that either Lorient
or Lens this season can be in the top 5, if we look at the performance of the two teams, they are quite consistent until the 9th round.