Eric Roy could only be happy with the face shown by Brest against OL (2-1). A great collective victory.
And here Brest is relaunched. Eric Roy and his men have been waiting to win a significant match in Ligue 1 since the start of the season. Before hosting OL on Saturday, they had lost all their posters against the members of the top 7. By dominating Olympique Lyonnais (2-1), the Bretons have gained some breathing room in the standings (10th provisionally) and can still dreaming of the top of the table.
A success which cannot be disputed, as they quickly asphyxiated their opponent to lead 2-0 after 30 minutes. “I just said it would be good if we didn’t concede a goal in the first five minutes, as often happens. Not only did we start well, but we managed to put this team in difficulty, because we pressed them high, we recovered balls, welcomed the SB29 coach. And we were able to score in our first situations, that puts you in the right direction of the match and allows you to be able to develop behind.”
Only regret, the goal conceded before the break
If the rest was less easy for the Brestois, they always seemed in control, except perhaps just before the break. “At 2-0, we left the ball a little more, because there was no longer the need to show this intensity for 90 minutes. My only regret, in this first act, which could have been perfect, is the goal we scored in stoppage time, he slightly regretted. That’s a shame, and these are situations that we had talked about, these crosses set back in the half-pipe, at the penalty point where we need to have a presence. There, we were at fault for this action. It’s true that this first period was good.“
A surely benchmark performance for Brest, which is also experiencing injury concerns in its squad. But in front of their audience, Mama’s teammates Baldé put out a big performance. “Overall, in terms of our collective expression, I think we were able to control them, even if everything was not perfect. They handle the ball so well with lots of movement. What predominates is a lot of satisfaction, having been up to the task and having beaten this formation“, appreciated Eric Roy.
Roy won his confrontation with Sage
Former OL footballer between 1993 and 1996, he completely won his duel with his colleague, Pierre Sage. “We beat a very, very strong team, applauded the French technician. I don’t know if you realize, they outclassed Frankfurt in the Europa League (3-2, Editor’s note)which is 3rd in the Bundesliga. Offensively and in the middle, they can put any opponent in difficulty. However, OL knows how to generate a lot of situations and opportunities.“But this was not the case at Francis Le Blé.
