Girondins4Ever – [J11] Girondins4Ever's notes after Saint-Malo

This Saturday, November 23, 2024, the
Girondins de Bordeaux played the 11th day of the championship National 2 outside facing the leader, the club of Saint-Malo. The meeting was played at
Marville Stadium.

The players of Bruno Irles had the championship leader in front of them. The Bretons have not conceded a single goal at home this season, so the task was going to be tough. The start of the match is in favor of Saint-Malo and we need a good Diabaté on his line to fend off a first big opportunity. The Bordeaux team then took a little more control of the ball and were in the opposing camp. But few situations to get your teeth into. Bahassa tries to get into the middle several times but loses the ball while trying to get back on his right foot. On the other side Diallo had difficulty breaking through the defense. The midfield transmissions are not the best either and Depussay cannot find the attackers. On opposing recoveries, Bordeaux puts itself in danger and our midfielders have difficulties. Depussay will be warned several times before taking a yellow, always for late tackles. In defense, Nathanaël Baï shows that he deserves his place with his physique which allows him to take the upper hand. Even if Bordeaux has possession, Saint-Malo will open the scoring before the break with a collective action which overtakes Louveau then Grillot, who climbs on the carrier.

In the second half, the Girondins will leave no room for doubt. They move forward and show the desire to equalize as quickly as possible. Soufiane Bahassa will then attempt the incredible by achieving a lob of almost 40 meters! It allows you to get back on track and rewards a good start to the season. If he had difficulty in the first year, he got back in the right direction afterwards. The game is muscular on both sides and the Bordeaux players respond well to the physical impact. They will even pass over their opponent, who seems to be running out of ideas. The Girondins could even have scored through Grillot from a corner. Bruno Irles played hard to win by making offensive changes. It won't pay off, but it will leave an impression for the rest of the championship, with a united and organized team. Yanis Merdji put impressive pressure on the opposing defense, Thomas Trazié was a little further back, without being in the tough.

In the end it's a good point taken from the leader.

Here are the summary grades we gave to the players as well as the coach:

Editor's notes

Diabaté : 6,5
Baï : 6,5
Grillot : 5,5
Yambere (c) :6
Trichardt : 5
Depussay : 4
Louveau : 5
Trazié : 5
In Baha : 7
Diallo : 4
Merdji : 5

irles : 7