New day of the championship and new sequence of three matches for Stade Brestois, during this trip to Burgundy. At Abbé-Deschamps, the club from the tip of Finistère is aiming for a first success away from home, after two failures in two attempts (in Lens and Paris). A positive result could kick off their European week, which will see the Brestois travel to Salzburg for their second Champions League match on Tuesday, then host Le Havre on Sunday at Le Blé.
“Want to make points”
Relaunched by their victory over Toulouse (2-0), after three defeats in the first four days, the Rouge et Blanc are still in the second part of the table (11th, 6 points). Faced with an opponent on a series of four defeats in a row (16th, 3 points), Brest’s ambition is assumed. “After Paris and Toulouse, we have Auxerre and Le Havre, for this cycle of four matches between the international breaks,” explains Éric Roy, faithful to his operation by block of meetings. We want to make points. »
In his accounting objective approach, the Brest coach has chosen to consider European matches separately. Managing the physical effort of its workforce nevertheless requires global thinking, all competitions combined. “There are people on the staff who have already prepared for the Salzburg match,” he mentions. And they will quickly get down to the match that follows behind. »
Bouncing outside
With this trip to Yonne, the SB29 finds an opponent who has been rather successful in recent years. Undefeated in the last six face-to-face matches, the Brestois have not suffered defeat against AJA for more than seven years (3-1 defeat in Ligue 2, February 10, 2017). A positive recent assessment, which could allow them to open their counter outside their bases. Another statistic dispels the idea of a hiccup: Stade Brestois has not suffered three away losses since April 2021.
“We have a very good match to play, in a stadium which has seen hours of glory in the European Cup,” greets Éric Roy, who will serve the first of his three suspension matches this Friday. It’s a team that is coming back, which wants to settle into this Ligue 1, with a very good coach (Christophe Pélissier). So I expect a difficult match, but I would like us to be able to build on this good week. »
