Author of 20 goals last year, Gaëtan Laborde hopes to do as well.If not better.“You always have to try to aim higher.Afterwards, I know it may be complicated, but it's important to make a very good start to the season as I was able to do last year, "said the center forward, in Saint-Nazaire at the end of July, after the victory against Nantes (1-0).The ex-Montpellier obviously remembers his summer and autumn forms in 2021. Between August and December, he had compiled 14 goals, including three in August with Montpellier, before his transfer to Brittany, then eleven with Rennes (six in L1, five in Europa League Conference).The last six months of competition have been much less favorable to him, with six goals in 2022. Only one between March 6 and the end of the season in the last 13 games.“I know I could have done better at the end of the season.It's a line of work for me, it's super interesting.That means I'm not up to speed yet, that I still have a little room for improvement.It's up to me to perform and score my goals, ”continued the striker at the end of July.During the preparation, his coach Bruno Genesio saw his n°24 score once, against Augsburg (3-2) and gave him some advice.“Gaëtan must rediscover what made him strong when he arrived: his enthusiasm, his generosity, with and without the ball.If he managed to score a lot, it's also because he managed to create a lot of chances.This is what he had lost a little at the end of last season.He also paid for his excess of energy over the past two months, he who was not used to playing every three days.He is aware of it.It's up to him to do everything to find that level," said the Rennes coach, who can be positive about the fact that Laborde had scored twice against Lorient last year, at Moustoir (2-0) as at Roazhon. Park (5-0).Will Laborde still be a summer hit in 2022?The probable team against LorientMandanda - H. Traoré (cap.), Badé, Théate, Truffert - Santamaria - Bourigeaud, Majer, Tait, Terrier - Laborde.Trainer: Bruno Genesio.All the news from Stade Rennais