If it is certain that En Avant will not dominate all his opponents, the way he fell in Bastia on Friday (1-3), and the difference in appearance he can display from one match to another still says a lot about its limitations. Between the recital offered at home against Amiens on November 22 (3-0) and the defeat in Corsica, there is a fragility that the Bretons will have to overcome if they want to advance. In the meantime, the test at Furiani revealed the deficiencies of a team which no longer exists as soon as it moves away from certain fundamentals.
Evolve as a team
“I am very upset by this defeat because we knew that, to exist in the game, we would first have to exist in intensity,” complains Sylvain Ripoll. We got shaken up. We didn't produce much in the game, we got suffocated. It's disappointing. Growing and evolving as a team means being able to exist in contexts like that, which are a little tense. »
Lacking in aggressiveness and commitment in particular, the Costarmoricans have forgotten that the game begins with collective efforts. With a broken team block and a glaring passivity, particularly on set pieces, they were overtaken by a form of immaturity which, in a undoubtedly slightly different way, had already broken through on the Moustoir pitch in Lorient , November 9 (1-3).
Exist without always dominating
“That doesn't take away from what we've done well over the past few weeks, but to get through a championship, to be present, you have to be able to evolve in that regard,” continues the Guingamp coach. We cannot exist only when we are dominant or in control. We must also be able to change things when we have to go through complicated times. » This issue is emerging as the big challenge of the season for the Bretons who, given their squad, still lack experience in Ligue 2 in certain key positions. Sunday, against Caen, during the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France, they will have the opportunity to reconnect with fundamentals from which they cannot afford to stray.
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