Girondins4Ever – [J1] A Top and many Girondins4Ever Flops after Bordeaux

This Saturday, January 4, 2025, the
Girondins de Bordeaux played the late match of the 1st day of the championship of National
2 at home against the club Saint-Colomban Locminé. The meeting was played at Stade Matmut Atlantique – René Gallice.

The players of Bruno Irles lost 2 goals to 1 in stoppage time, on a conceded and disputed penalty. Yanis Merdji is the Bordeaux scorer. Cédric Yambéré and Driss Trichard were expelled.

The BEST

Yanis Merdji : The Bordeaux leader is the only player to highlight during this late meeting. In the first half he initially found his feet, having few opportunities to get his teeth into. He lacked finishing, like his teammates. But he was still present to prevent opposing restarts. His contribution was felt. In the second act, he was in the same line except that we can add the fact of managing to score. On a shot from Mutyaba, slowed down by the opposing goalkeeper, he follows to equalize. He was the cleanest offensively. Too bad the others didn't follow…

The Flops

Driss Trichardt:
Basically, it was not necessarily expected that Driss would be among the flops of this meeting. Even if he also had technical waste in the last gesture or in the forward passes, he was not the least visible in this match. But the end of the meeting will shake up everything. He loses the ball which brings Yambéré's action with the opposing attacker. Even if there is probably no penalty or second yellow for Cédric, the facts are there. Then just after the goal, he clearly loses his cool on an action, makes a bad gesture and is sent off… We will lose the player for 2 or 3 matches minimum depending on the referee's report concerning his gesture.

Djibril Diaw: Associated alongside Yambéré, leaving Grillot on the bench, there is currently no photo on his contribution. Very strong in duels, he is however limited physically when the opposing game accelerates. He had already been put in difficulty during his previous performances. Against Locminé this is still the case. He was completely absent on the counter at the end of the match, which led to the second goal. Defense was a strong point for Bordeaux, if it starts to make this line crumbly, we will have to make decisions and quickly.

Thomas Trazié : The Bordeaux environment is on borrowed time. Very little in sight since his arrival, the player must justify his status at least by his performance on the field. And for the moment, there isn't much to say, as he seems so erased. During this meeting, it was Emeric Depussay who provided the offensive numbers, when Trazié was behind. The environment lost the battle, and it did not reverse the trend. His exit was also noted, not going towards the incoming player. The return of Louveau will undoubtedly send him back to the bench.

The Bordeaux state of mind: The Bordeaux players did not respond and clearly disappointed during this late match. We could put several other players in the flops without it being frowned upon. But we were marked by the state of mind throughout the meeting. No rhythm, not much desire, a lack of reaction after the goal, nervousness that we weren't used to and a state of mind that was the opposite of what we had seen… We will have to show that it was just an accident because it really wasn't pleasant or pretty to see…

Arbitration: We must also highlight the refereeing of the match. The referee was overwhelmed and lost track during the second half. He failed to make the right decisions at key moments. Locminé played for time, his goalkeeper was a spectacle in his own right but ended the match with only one small yellow… Then he began to distribute the yellow cards on both sides as if he were giving good points… And this end of the match… He was late on the action of the penalty, which after viewing, has no reason to be Cédric Yambéré tackles the ball before the player, and just before the penalty area… He gives a penalty and a second yellow to the captain. The consequences? Everyone knows them…