Arnaud Bodart has already played his first match with FC Metz this weekend. He takes stock of his first days in Lorraine.
48 hours after arriving at his new club, Arnaud Bodart was already in goal in Metz in the summit match at Lorient, leader of Ligue 2. Metz, fourth, went for the 0-0 after a shock that was only in name.
Bodart only had one save to make, but it was worth the detour: the Merlus striker’s header was powerful but too central to catch the newcomer off guard.
The Liège goalkeeper then presented himself to the local press after his first clean sheet: “It was a great week, eh (laughing) You have to move very, very quickly, football doesn’t wait, it “That’s also what makes our sport so beautiful. It was a tiring week on a mental level but energetically positive with this new lease of life,” he explains for Le Républicain Lorrain.
Less intensity, more technical quality?
If the transfer to Lorraine was unexpected, the main person concerned is delighted: “I was very well received, they are great guys. Metz is a historic club, the infrastructure is really top-notch. The objective is clear, it is to return to Ligue 1, that’s always great for a player.”
Arnaud Bodart appreciates his new environment: “Ligue 2? It’s something else. I think that in Belgium, the game is a little more direct, harder. Here, I was directly struck by the technical quality of my teammates when I arrive Now, I can’t wait to discover Saint-Symphorien, everyone is already talking to me about it.
