Thomas Siniecki, Media365: published on Tuesday December 3, 2024 at 4:15 p.m.
Andy Carroll and his partners, administratively relegated to National 2, will have a great test on December 21 or 22.
The Girondins de Bordeaux will return to the spotlight in less than three weeks, welcoming Stade Rennais to Matmut Atlantique for the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. Obviously, coach Bruno Irles says he is “happy for those who love football in the Bordeaux region, because we are going to offer them a great poster against a Ligue 1 club”. But in his reaction revealed to our colleagues from South West, he immediately resumes his role and recalls that “the loyal supporters, like us, have understood that the important matches are those of Saturday and the following week”: “They are the ones who will determine our season.”
De Carli: “We survived, we are building something extraordinary”
In this case the reception of Saint-Brieuc then a trip to La Roche-sur-Yon, two meetings which can allow the Bordelais, fourth in their group, to certainly get back on the podium and not let Saint-Malo go too far – the Bretons are leaders with seven points and a match in advance, and only first place allows them to move up to National. The former Troyes coach “always has a lot of apprehension with the Coupe de France”: “This match must serve us, but there is an important emotional and media aspect. My role is to remind the players, the club and the fans that the championship is more important.” Consequently, he is doing very little at Stade Rennais, for the moment: “They have changed coaches and there is individual quality, in addition to this psychological shock that we saw last weekend .” The players of Jorge Sampaoli, who replaced Julien Stéphan, thus remained on a 5-0 success against Saint-Etienne.
For RMC, vice-president Arnaud de Carli did not hesitate to indulge a little more in his “enormous joy”: “And that is also true for our employees who unfortunately left us recently. a great thought for them, we almost hit rock bottom, almost, we survived and we are building something quite extraordinary, with players who have an impeccable state of mind and who give their all.” Thirteen consecutive matches without defeat and therefore focus on the championship, but with the real desire to make this 32nd final a celebration of football in Gironde, the manager already announcing an “attractive” pricing policy.
