A 4th place in the standings, 11 points (+4 compared to last season at the same time) and second best attack in Ligue 2the results of FC Annecy after six days are more than flattering. “It’s nice to see FC Annecy in this place”recognizes Clément Billemaz. Author of the only goal of the evening (Tuesday) against Troyes, the midfielder enjoys while keeping a cool head. “We are all happy with that (…) but the most important thing is to focus on ourselves and not on others, take our points and we will see where it takes us.” The road is still long and it passes, this Friday, through Corsica.
Until now, Annecy has always stalled in Bastia
It is therefore against Bastia, on Furiani’s pitch where FCA has never won (two defeats 3-0 and 2-1), that Laurent Guyot’s men will try to put an end to a month of September close to perfection (7 points out of 9). But this trip to the Bastia pitch, at the end of a week with three matches, is not simple. “We know Corsica, it’s always encounters with a particular context”confides Vincent Pajot. “But we now have experience, we know their game and we will try to cause them problems”continues the Annecy midfielder.
Annecy can boast of not having lost a single match in September (2 wins, 1 draw), Bastia conceded its first defeat of the season last Tuesday (2-1 at Dunkirk). “It’s a great match to play”notes the Annecy coach. “I think the way the teams recover will be an important element and going there playing to our strengths to try to get the best result possible.”
For this trip to Bastia, Laurent Guyot trusts the same eighteen players as during the matches against Guingamp (2-2) and Troyes (1-0).
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Already decisive in Guingamp (2-2), Florian Escales was once again imperial on Tuesday during the Troyes reception (1-0). With three high-class saves, he allowed the Annecy team to score a third victory this season. “It’s the continuity of his services and the work he does on a daily basis with the staff and replacement goalkeepers“, underlines Vincent Pajot. “We are happy to have Flo, a season can also be done with a great goalkeeper.” If he flees the microphones, the one who was trained in Marseille, loyal supporter of OMis at 28 years old one of the centerpieces of FC Annecy. “He’s a hard worker. He doesn’t doubt and we don’t doubt him”adds Clément Billemaz. And this evening in Bastia, as before each match, Florian Escales will listen to One by U2. A nod to his father and his way of concentrating.
