If Stade Brestois outperforms in the Champions League, the Breton club is much less celebrating in the championship. 13th in Ligue 1, Brest is only three points ahead of play-off Saint-Etienne, and four points over Le Havre, which is currently the first to be relegated.
The SB29 is therefore far from the dynamics of last season in the championship, and could even struggle to maintain it. It may seem far-fetched and crazy to some, but such a projection clearly cannot be ruled out.
How can we explain the difficulties in Ligue 1 of a team that is thriving in the Champions League? The sidelines. Forced to set up a rotation to keep up the pace of a match every 3/4 days, Eric Roy is particularly disappointed by the performance of certain players. Among the players singled out, there is notably Romain Faivre.
Loaned by Bournemouth, the 26-year-old attacking midfielder/winger was announced as the big hit for Stade Brestois. Back in the club that put him in the spotlight, Faivre unfortunately did not find the switch. Apart from his good performance against Stade de Reims, the former Lyon player is generally ghostly. And what can we say about his performance against Montpellier…
While he had a chance to reverse the hierarchy in Eric Roy's eleven, Romain Faivre delivered an insipid performance against the MHSC. Little or no impact offensively, Faivre struggles to do violence defensively. A lack of investment which annoys Eric Roy to the highest degree.
No need to tell you that Romain Faivre will not be retained at the end of the season – no purchase option anyway. Worse, it is rumored that some on the Brest side would like to break Faivre's loan.
