Laurent Brun: “He made a lot of effort, this is perhaps the match where he perhaps did the most”

For Bordeaux Le Mag, the journalist Laurent Brunwas invited to speak on the changes of the Girondins de Bordeaux at half-time against Rennes, on the part of Bruno Irles.

“The coach spoke to us more about Cédric Yambéré, for whom the change was planned in relation to the workload. They had negotiated 45 minutes, and in addition Cédric Yambéré had a little muscle. For Soufiane Bahassa, he made a lot of effort, this is perhaps the match where he perhaps did the most. He gave a lot, with defensive efforts too. There too, strategically in relation to the championship, it was perhaps well played. We can always say that if he had stayed, perhaps the match against Rennes would have been different. It's a choice. It was decided, and it was implemented as needed. If Cédric Yambéré also had a muscular edge, it was really risky. It’s part of the coaches’ job to manage that.”

Then he adds.

“Remember at the time when the Girondins played all competitions, Laurent Blanc and Jean-Louis Gasset explained to us that it was often the third match for the rotation. It’s like that, it’s part of the coaches’ responsibilities. We'll see what happens in the championship, but it was decided well before the match.”

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