IThey are still dragging this delay, from a squad formed after the start of the championship and from the first four matches without success. But here they are now placed. By winning the first of their two late matches, this Wednesday at Poiré-sur-Vie (0-1), and above all a fourth victory in their last five appearances in the championship, the Girondins have for good entered the top of the table : fifths, with the same number of points as the 3rd.
With a shock looming at undefeated leader Saint-Malo in ten days, they can no longer hide: “it’s a team set up to rise, when we see the quality of the players individually,” praised Vendée coach Rabie Zeroual. And they are effective. With the connections between them, they will become even stronger. They improve from week to week, don't ask questions. I think they are launched. »
“They improve, don’t ask questions. I think they are launched”
Faced with the last, supported by a packed stadium, the Bordelais never really trembled to “validate the success” of Saturday against the 2nd Saint-Pryvé (2-0). Firstly because Andy Carroll quickly put them in an ideal position with a curling shot from 20 meters, for his seventh goal in 5 games on a high recovery from Yannis Merdji. Then because they were in very little real danger, the hinge Louveau (replacing Yambéré in the selection) – Grillot dominating his area on the counterattacks and the goalkeeper Diabaté picking up the only two crumbs left in 90 minutes.
“Not a big gap”
To make the evening easy, however, Driss Trichard and his teammates would have had to bend the match as their technical mastery from the start allowed them. But they wasted a lot in the last 25 meters, the young Englishman Amadou Diallo in the lead with two poorly concluded face-to-face encounters.
“I would have said it was because of the pitch, but it was good,” smiled Bordeaux coach Bruno Irles. Like Yannis (Merdji) last Saturday, we are waiting for that click. He does it in training, we don't have much time but he will get there. » The technician was generally satisfied. “There was a lot of energy even though we weren't very good offensively. The attackers do the work defensively, participate in the effort. That's satisfying. »
By dint of missing, the Girondins, who only conceded two goals from set pieces during their last four days of N2, even lost the thread a little in the last 20 minutes. “They still give the ball a little too much to the opponent and expose themselves,” notes Rabie Zeroual. “We played the second last Saturday and the red lantern today, and there is not a big gap,” points out Bruno Irles. When I said that we weren't satisfied with the draw in Blois (1-1), it's because we know that we can't fall behind any longer. We are moving forward, Saint-Malo will be an interesting test. » And the opportunity to strike a big blow.
Le Poiré-sur-Vie 0 Bordeaux 1
Lieu : Le Poiré-sur-Vie. Spectators: 2 500 environ. Referee: Kevin Barbin.
But : Carroll (3e).
Warnings: Seydi (24th), Blé (80th) at Poiré-sur-Vie; Grillot (29th), Louveau (47th) in Bordeaux.
POIRÉ-SUR-VIE: Cagnon – Berlin, Seydi, Touré (cap), Pinson (Blé 79e) – Da Silva (Bensoula 67e) – Tangatchy, Isola, Arzalaï (Heguiabehere 70e), Remars – Kassa (Cuvier 44e).
BORDEAUX : Diabaté – Baï, Louveau, Grillot, Trichard (cap) – Depussay, Trazié – Bahassa (N. Fofana 90e + 2), Merdji (Diaby 83e), Diallo (Ben Khemis 76e) – Carroll.
