Stade Brestois hosts OGC Nice dear to Eric Roy, this Saturday (7 p.m.), in a match which could tip one of the two teams into the upper part of the Ligue 1 ranking after 10 days. A match between two teams with confidence. The Aiglons just brought down AS Monaco last weekend, while the Finistériens scored a draw against the ogre Leverkusen and a victory in Reims in the championship. A promise of spectacle.
Danger on transitions
The fact remains that last season, the oppositions between the two teams each time ended in a 0-0. The Brest coach once again expects a difficult block to break through. “They have good defensive stability. It's a team that doesn't concede many goals, one of the best defenses last season. They have changed a little, with a new system that the coach wants to put in place, which he developed in Lens and which he wants to transcribe in Nice. »
A 3-4-3 which also allows you to project yourself forward very quickly. Eric Roy targeted the offensive potential of OGC Nice, with an ability to project himself thanks to the profiles of his attacking trio. “With very dribbling, very impactful attackers who bring speed. We're talking about Boga, Cho, and Guessand. We see him progress, season after season, month after month, week after week, today he is the decisive player of their teamnotes the Brest coach. Around him there are all these boys capable of proposing, of destabilizing a defense. They have a lot of arguments. »
Managing your emotions
Last year, the meeting at Le Blé between the two teams gave rise to a nice tactical battle, made of adjustments during the match. Brest finally took the game into their own hands after suffering for a long time in the first part of the match, without breaking down.
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An ability to manage pressure which will still be important, believes Eric Roy. “Last season, I often heard people say that our team was quite serene, calm. This is what I like and what I want my team to exude. I find that managing emotions is an important part of high-level matches today. In a match, it can't be linear, you can't always dominate, there are times when you have to stand back a little. This is precisely where you must be able to not get angry, not to get excited, to stay on your basics, to have a solid base. »
