After giving themselves their first Christmas present on Saturday by eliminating Le Havre, the Briochins were hoping for a second this Sunday during the draw for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France where PSG, OM and even Stade Rennais made Brioch players and supporters dream.
“The most important thing was to receive”
It will ultimately be the Haut-Savoyards of FC Annecy, qualified at the last minute thanks to a very last second goal against GOAL FC, who will present themselves at Fred-Aubert on Tuesday January 14 or Wednesday January 15, 2024. “In these cases, you always hope for the big poster, but the most important thing was to receive, Briochin coach-president Guillaume Allanou reacted hotly. We played them in the National a few years ago, so it’s definitely not the most attractive draw on paper”.
“It’s the Nantes school, it’s trying to play”
Currently fifth in L2 and therefore the first jump-offs for accession to L1, Laurent Guyot's Annéciens are in good shape and will present themselves at Saint-Brieuc as favorites. “I know they have a lot of very good players, continues Guillaume Allanou. Pajot, Demoncy who is a great set-piece shooter, their striker Djoco who we played a few years ago, or even Callens who was on the verge of signing with us in the summer of 2022. With Guyot, it’s the Nantes school, it’s trying to play”.
Still valuable last Saturday and guarantor of Briochine solidity in the Coupe de France (no goals conceded in six rounds), goalkeeper Franck L'Hostis wanted to see the glass half full at the end of the draw. “We’re hosting a professional team, it’s going to be another great party! I don't follow football much on TV anymore but I have a few friends in L2, so I knew they had a good start to the season. After the draw, I went to update and I see that they are still very well ranked, it's a big piece”.
Still in L2 last season, where he could have crossed paths with his future opponents with his Ajaccio team without an injury which kept him away from the field for a long time, Julien Benhaim was on the same wavelength as his goalkeeper , happy to play again at Fred-Aubert and optimistic about his team's chances. “We showed on Saturday that we can beat an L1 team by being much better than them on the pitch, that gives us a lot of confidence for the future. We will have to repeat this kind of performance against Annecy if we want to hope to qualify”.
The Briochins have a little over three weeks to prepare for this big meeting and go a little further into the history of the oldest competition in French football.
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