Nathanaël Bai: “If Erwan Lannuzel had not answered me, I would no longer play football today”

We talk a lot about Andy Carroll, Cédric Yambéré, Yanis Merdji, Adrien Louveau, Jean Grillo, Driss Trichard, Soufiane Bahassa or Driss Trichard… But we put little emphasis on the image Ballon d'Or, defenders, because it's less “bankable”, surely… And we wonder who decreed that. But it is difficult to hide the start of the full-back season Nathanaël Baiwhich is excellent to say the least.

If the holder of the planned right-back position was
Youssouf AssogbaNathanaël Bai was able to seize his chance following the latter's injury, making his matches, and creating real uncertainty in this position in terms of starting status.

However, everything was not simple for the man who trained at the Girondins de Bordeaux. Via Sud Ouest, we even learn that at the age of 25 last summer, he was thinking of quitting football. But he took his phone in front of what happened at FCGB, contacted the reserve coach Erwan
Lannuzelto offer its services. “I already did it last season. I said to myself why not. Erwan knew me from Poitiers and told me that he liked my profile. If he hadn’t answered me, I wouldn’t be playing today.”

If he was not retained at the end of his training at FCGB, there are sometimes nudges of destiny that arise, and this was his case. This father of two children only signed for one season in order to have fun, and is enjoying this adventure, which clearly lives up to its performances. He is not planning further for the moment, but wants to turn the club around, and therefore puts himself at its disposal.

“There are only good guys in the group, the coach explains things well. When there are no cheaters, a common objective, when it works, we are rewarded. I want to progress. As long as the Girondins count on me, I will be there. »