Blois Foot 41 (7e19 pt)
Saint-Malo (1is31 pt)
One goal in the last three matches (1). A few days before Christmas Eve, Blois Foot 41 does not risk offensive indigestion, which Cédric Hengbart lucidly recognizes: “We score little and create few chances, unlike at the start of the season when we managed to open the scoring. »
“We procrastinate a little too much, we have to try harder”
At the Allées this Saturday, December 21, against the leader Saint-Malo, best defense with Bordeaux (8 goals conceded in only 13 matches), the BF41 would do well to find that efficiency which it has lacked since its trip to Saumur on November 9 (1 -3). “We repeated the situations in front of goal this week because today we are less precise, the races are less sharp, we try a lot to get in with the ball and we refuse shots. We procrastinate a little too much, we have to try more”insists the coach.
If the excellent start to the season offered an appreciable nest egg of points before the break, Blois knows that it must not delay before restarting the machine, otherwise it will slip into the middle of the table. It will also be necessary to avoid blunders, as was the case in Saint-Pryvé last week: “At the moment, when we have situations, we don't score and as soon as we make the slightest mistake, we concede a goal. This is what happened again at Saint-Pryvé where we played a very good match until 2-0. We have to manage to erase that. »
A condition sine qua non to obtain at least a point against the Malouins. With 9 matches and four draws, the Ille-et-Vilaine team widened the gap with its pursuer Saint-Pryvé (24 pt). “We met them two years ago. They have kept the same playing principles. It is a team which concedes few chances and plays quite directly at times. They don't have possession of the ball all the time but are very pragmatic and efficient in both surfaces. »
Led by Raphaël Gerbeaud and his 1.88 m (7 goals in 12 matches), Saint-Malo will be a major opponent for Blois Foot. Who will not have an inferiority complex: “We know most of the players who are used to N2. They negotiated the first part better but he’s not an ogre either,” adds Cédric Hengbart who will have to do without Diakité (major sprain) and Capoue (suspended) but will however be able to count on Ben Nasr, recovered from his injury at Saint-Pryvé, and on Noam Blé, back in the group.
Saturday December 21, 6 p.m., Stade des Allées, Blois.
The group: Maitre, Lopez, Mouniama, Marie-Louise, Chapelle, Ben Nasr, Relange, Sommer, Diaby, Ngassaki, Reulier, Mabekondiasson, Blé, Belkaouis, Bonnet, Fiquet.
(1) December 7 against Châteaubriant. Before the defeat against Avranches (0-2) and after at Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Hilaire (3-0).
