Mardi, the commercial court will look at the accounts, and not the sporting classification, when, barring any surprises after the financial receipts at the start of the year (1), to renew for six additional months the observation period and the legal recovery of the Girondins. But while the Bordeaux club will once again play its future behind the scenes in the next three months, good news has fallen on them.
Leader Saint-Malo, who led 1-0 at 11 against 10, fell for the first time this season against Saint-Brieuc (1-2). Mid-championship, Cédric Yambéré and his teammates, winners of Poiré-sur-Vie (2-0), have never been so close to first place, synonymous with promotion to N1: 5 points. “It matters psychologically, but we cannot say that we are serene. We are getting closer without having any margin over anyone, with the obligation to work to get points. Otherwise, we won’t go far,” commented coach Bruno Irles.
A remake of the go
The Malouins misstep, accompanied by that of Saint-Pryvé against La Roche-sur-Yon (1-1) allowing the Bordelais to recover second place, is welcome, 15 days after a defeat against Locminé (1-2) who had hit the head. It does not erase the difficulties of the moment. The victory against the new red lantern, a week after having snatched a success at the previous one (1-2 at Granville), resembles the first leg at Poiré (0-1, November 13): an entry goal (5th minute) then the Vendéens having the ball but fairly harmless, facing a Yambéré – Grillot hinge in control.
“The intensity is 90 minutes. We must remain conquerors”
This time, the break arrived (82nd), on a bad assessment by defender Seydi as the opener came from poor control by midfielder Da Silva. But the fact that Bahassa (second goal in the league this season, three in all competitions) and Merdji (fifth goal in the league, 10th in all competitions) were opportunistic is good news as the Girondins will have to do without Carroll at least until 'in mid-February.
-Keep the start
Bruno Irles especially regretted that his team did not continue the first 10 minutes, with a high defending block and advancing, rhythm, constant pressure. “It’s unconscious: at 1-0, we start to calculate, to move backwards. No matter how much I tell them that the intensity is 90 minutes, there is this feeling of wanting to be safe. We must remain conquerors to protect ourselves,” said the technician, who raised his voice at half-time.
When Carroll left, he opted for midfielder Issam Ben Khemis. “I also wanted to keep the ball a little more. The opponent had switched to 4-4-2 and I wanted to have a surplus in the middle,” explains Bruno Irles. “Without Andy, we have a game that is perhaps a little less direct. But we won 1-0 with him, and 1-0 without him. We are able to adapt,” says Yanis Merdji, who “does not want to look at the rankings. » “Whatever the gap, you have to win the matches. We'll do the math at the end. »
(1) Contribution of 800,000 euros from Gérard Lopez; 830,000 euros by factoring for the transfer of Davitashvili to Saint-Etienne; around 1.1 million euros for profit-sharing on the annual payment of Koundé's transfer to Barcelona in 2022.
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