- Bordeaux ended its negative spiral by winning (0-1) on Sunday in Nantes.
- Paulo Sousa, the Girondins coach, had decided to leave his defense to three to favor a rear guard at three.
A paying tactical choice. After the streak of six defeats (and a single victory) in all competitions, Bordeaux coach Paulo Sousa changed his system and opted for a 4-2-3-1 at Beaujoire, especially with a defense of three stored in the locker room and the return of a rear guard to four.
Result: the Girondins put an end to the negative spiral by winning (0-1) in Nantes, Sunday, thanks to the 98th goal in Ligue 1 of Jimmy Briand registered four minutes from the end of a meeting of a very pale level. “We were in a complicated period, admits the striker. We had to start again. It is done for Bordeaux. And the tactical device undoubtedly contributed to it. “We had worked well in training, admits Briand. It was the system you needed to win. "
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For the way, Bordeaux will nevertheless have to iron. “Everything was not perfect, admits Laurent Koscielny, impeccable. But it was important to leave with the three points. We stick to the classification [10th four points from 4th Montpellier]. If we had lost, we would have found ourselves in the soft belly. We would have looked behind. Here we stay with the ten other teams that are ahead. We know we can have goals until the end of the season. "
The ex-defender of the Blues has he seems to give voice before this meeting may be pivotal. "I told the group that you had to give more, run more than usual, help your partner even more," says Koscielny. All the guys today [this Sunday] were in the mood. It is not enough to have technical qualities as a footballer, you also need commitment. ”And Bordeaux, without being really transcendent, showed some in Nantes this Sunday. Rather reassuring before the Marseille reception next Sunday at 9 p.m.
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