At Le Blé, Grégoire Coudert had the difficult task of replacing Marco Bizot at short notice, who was brilliant against PSV but withdrew on Sunday due to a shoulder injury. Endowed with a good kicking game, efficient on his line and author of six saves against Nantes, including two decisive ones, the usual understudy of the Dutch goalkeeper showed his very good predispositions already seen last season, even if he conceded his first goal in the league since his arrival at Brest, in 2021.
“When he had things to do, he did them well, he was a little disappointed because he had two clean sheets (against Marseille then in Strasbourg) last season in L1,” explained Éric Roy after the meeting. “We have seen for three years that he is a very good goalkeeper, who is at Ligue 1 level,” added Brendan Chardonnet, who was able to see the evolution of his teammate, who went from the reserve in National 3 to a solid understudy in the elite.
“Warm up before the Coupe de France”
If he will not shake up the hierarchy, Grégoire Coudert, who had not yet played a single minute this season, has the total confidence of his coach. “He is a boy who has a personality, who is rather quiet , which exudes serenity and transmits it to its defense. He was reassuring about what he had to do, and in particular two or three somewhat sudden strikes where he was masked. The difficulty for a goalkeeper, when you're not playing, is having the ability to manage distances, work with a defense, deep balls, the environment. It's never easy to get used to that when you're a second goalkeeper and he did it very well, explained the Brest coach. It was an opportunity for him to warm up before the Coupe de France in La Roche-sur-Yon (N2), Saturday (3:30 p.m.). »
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