It was the worst case scenario

2023-05-26 21:56:03

CIt was a scenario as unlikely as it was dreaded. It was the worst case scenario. The cold shower fell on the heads of the Girondins at the foot of the Savoyard mountains despite an incandescent atmosphere in an unbreathable final. In a match started too softly, where they might have been led 2-0, the Bordelais dominated outrageously and harvested many favorable situations. But they failed to return to…

CIt was a scenario as unlikely as it was dreaded. It was the worst case scenario. The cold shower fell on the heads of the Girondins at the foot of the Savoyard mountains despite an incandescent atmosphere in an unbreathable final. In a match started too softly, where they might have been led 2-0, the Bordelais dominated outrageously and harvested many favorable situations. But they failed to come back to the score in Annecy this Friday (1-0). The leader Le Havre, in Bastia (1-1), did it on his side, and since Metz took advantage of Sochaux’s decline (0-1), Yoann Barbet and his teammates lost what they had more dear, one day before the end of the Ligue 2 championship: mastery of their destiny.

Second since mid-February and 13 days, they fall back to 3^e row at the worst time. It’s not all over and that’s what they will have to think regarding in the hours and days to come. But they will have to beat Rodez and, unless it is irrational – take back four goals in the goal average from Lorraine by winning by at least 6 goals – they will have to count on a loss from the Normans once morest Dijon or that Metz, in its stadium, don’t beat Bastia. In this week which promises to be very long, they will also have to focus on themselves, and on these difficulties already seen in Quevilly 15 days ago (0-0) and which jumped out at the eyes this time: a start too stressed in commitment and technical mastery, then an inaccuracy that bordered on unbelievable when Maja and Badji collided with Escales in stoppage time.

Between a boosted parking lot in Bordeaux which had welcomed the bus as soon as it arrived and an enthusiastic rest of the stadium, the atmosphere was of the final phase. The scenario was what David Guion and his men feared: being led. This had not happened to them since the slap in Metz on April 15 (3-0). Above all, it is a film that has often been dark, having managed to reverse the score only once (in Amiens on February 27) in nine attempts, for a draw and seven defeats elsewhere. Eight setbacks, even, now.

However, Chick

The stab came quickly and the Bordelais nevertheless had time in front of them. After a first warning where Gregersen had to play firefighters, Bokele, in a high position, was caught behind his back when the ball was lost. And the former Haillan Shamal found Pajot launched alone within six meters, at close range (1-0, 9^e).

The Girondins did not really panic, apart from a Bokele in distress. They stayed in their game plan, to attract the Haut-Savoyards very high to take them behind their backs with the Fransergio and Barbet launch pads. They had situations, provoked a few set pieces but the lack of precision and the bad choices in the offensive zone were glaring.

With only one real shot (head above Davitashvili) at half-time, it even took a small miracle not to be taken down. It came from Gaëtan Poussin, whose support foot in front of the line repelled a tackled recovery from Bosetti (30^e). The goalkeeper did it once more just following the break once morest the former Niçois: he did not bite the ball stung from the center-forward, launched through a scattered block as rarely this season (48^e).

Such a waste !

Metz scored at the same time at Sochaux and David Guion’s men seemed for 15 minutes to lose all control of a game spinning from one goal to another. After several scares on counters (very) badly negotiated by their opponent, it was not until the hour of play to see them regain control in the construction.

More patient, with a Mwanga taking responsibility, they then multiplied the opportunities. But Maja (65^e) and Badji (70^e), in the six meters, completely failed on offerings from the middle and from Michelin, whose entry brought a little accuracy and dynamism. Danylo Ignatenko, who came to make an impact in place of Fransergio, saw Escales pop his head out of a masterful reflex (76^e).

The siege then went on, on, in front of 13,000 jumping and screaming spectators. The Bordeaux offensives have shaken too much and now only have to think regarding catching up. By praying that Dijon and Bastia give them a hand.

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