Concarneau
Berrichonne
Three goals conceded in Valenciennes (3-1), three against QRM (4-3), four in Rouen (4-0). No need to be a seasoned observer to understand where the problem lies with Berrichonne at the moment: the team is conceding too many goals, it’s even the dunce’s cap of the class with twelve goals conceded in just six matches disputed.
Close shop
Impossible to envisage anything positive if the figures in this “goals against” column continue to panic. We must close ranks, close the shop. Easy to say, but how to achieve it?
The Berrichonne defense thus sits in the dock, coach Patrice Lair sees broader: “It’s not a defense problem, it’s a team blocking problem that doesn’t recover quickly enough. It’s the whole team that concedes goals. We are not doing enough of our defensive replacement work. We must make sure we are more compact and hermetic and prevent teams from developing their game.”
0 out of 3 away
Another challenge to overcome, Berri lost three times during its three trips this season: “I have regrets after Nîmes and especially Valenciennes, less after Rouen which was stronger than us that day but I am waiting for a reaction this Friday. » Is the Guy-Piriou stadium the ideal place to regain your health away from Gaston-Petit? Not sure…
It’s a quality team, which moves very quickly in transition, with full-backs and wideouts who go at 2,000 miles an hour.
Patrice Lair, coach of Berrichonne
“Concarneau is a quality club where it exudes humility and work with a president who has been there for years, Lair confirms. It’s a quality team, which moves very quickly in transition, with full-backs and wideouts who go at 2,000 miles an hour, like Soukouna. They don’t play too much possession, they explode very quickly. »
La Berrichonne identified the trap which would consist of revealing too much of oneself in order to be better countered. “I stay in my ideashowever, believes the Berrichon coach, to be able to develop the game. If we are without the ball all the time, we will have problems. At the master’s level, it’s average, we are able to progress. »
On a field where the local team is undefeated (1 win, 2 draws) and has only conceded one goal (1-1 against Rouen), Berri’s task promises to be very delicate. “We start with a conquering state of mind, with the desire to be more aggressive. »
Fishing for points
Coming back from Brittany with one, or even three points, in the net would be a very good thing: “Considering the matches last weekend (where Berri was exempt), in two weeks we lost a few places. » Châteauroux is now in 15e position (6 points), with two small units ahead of the two relegated (Villefranche and QRM, 4 points). “We will try to catch up with the good wagon, that is to say the teams which are just ahead at 8-9 points. » La Berri fishing for points among the Tuna boats.
Friday October 5, 7:30 p.m., Guy-Piriou stadium.
With which goalkeeper?
Which goalkeeper will Patrice Lair field this Friday? With the return of Konaté who played with the reserve in the Coupe du Centre, last weekend (4-2), the Castelroussin coach has the choice: relaunch Konaté, a priori number 1, or maintain Cognard despite the large number goals conceded but who “It’s been an interesting ten days since Rouen.” The coach has not made his intentions clear.
With the exception of Tormin (knee) and Duterte (patellar tendon), Patrice Lair also has a complete group which sees the return to favor of Adama Mbengue. In Concarneau, three absences to note: Jannez (suspended), Bourgault and Samoura (injured).
Will Brice Cognard be kept in the Castelroussin goal? Response Friday evening.
© (Archives NR, Thierry Roulliaud)
