Loris Benito, the defender of the Girondins.

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  • The Girondins held Olympique Lyonnais in check at Matmut Atlantique on Matchday 3 of Ligue 1.

  • They still haven't taken a goal this season thanks to a newfound state of mind.

  • Now, Jean-Louis Gasset will have to take care of the stalled attack site.

So yes, it is not yet for today the great flights in the Girondins.

And the spectators who had not managed to find places did not miss much this Friday evening at Matmut Atlantique.

Or even nothing.

But in Bordeaux, we have to be satisfied with a little at the moment, especially when we remember where this team was at the beginning of August.

So yes, Jean-Louis Gasset gladly takes it, this good old 0-0 of families against OL, semi-finalist of the Champions League a few weeks ago.

That's always it, as the other would say.

“This point satisfies me.

What do you want me to blame my players for?

A month ago, we watched them play against Bayern Munich while I discovered the team.

There is a big technical difference between the two teams, I can tell you that some guys were cooked in the locker room, ”explains the Bordeaux coach.

Sometimes dominated in large widths (20 shots to 5 including zero on target), the Girondins at least held on until the end.

Benoît Costil can thank in passing his post touched by Houssem Aouar.

In the end, it is a third game without defeat and without conceding a goal in three games.

So no question of being choosy, for Rémi Oudin:

“We were strong like in the first two games.

We are well structured.

It is a satisfaction.

It's good to be solid, that's the foundation, in football.

What has changed compared to last season?

It's a story of trust, it's in the minds.

I hope this series will continue as long as possible.

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Now the site of the attack

The Koscielny-Baysse pair in central defense did the job again behind a block very well in place.

An organization on the line that even irritated Rudi Garcia: “There was no space.

They have defended in their 16 meters or even their 11 meters, they even ask their wingers to make the 5th and 6th defenders.

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Annoyed, the Lyon coach.

But that, Jean-Louis Gasset does not care, to be polite.

As he does not forget to recall with a smile that “when you build a house, you start with the foundations”.

Football translation: defense.

And the least we can say, after three games, is that the concrete seems to be taking well in Bordeaux.

In a system with four or five defenders as in the second half against the Lyonnais.

It's solid.

🧤 This is the first time since the 2002/2003 season that the @girondins do not concede a goal during their first 3 league games 💪!

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- Ligue 1 Uber Eats (@ Ligue1UberEats) September 11, 2020

Now, the room for improvement is enormous on the offensive plan even if "Bordeaux will not meet OL every week", slips the boss of the Navy and White.

“Technically, we will have to be more precise, admits Rémi Oudin, I am a little frustrated to only defend but if it is for the good of the team, I do it without problem.

I don't think that we are not lacking in ambition but we have to do better and once again, we played Lyon… ”Perhaps, but beware, the excuse will no longer be valid in a week in Lens.

Until then, the Girondins will enjoy this "correct" start to the season ... For the record, it had been since the 2002-2003 season that they had not scored a goal in their first three league games.

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Alexandre Mendy towards the Stade Malherbe de Caen

Not sure that we will see Alexandre Mendy in the Bordeaux jersey one day.

This Friday evening, he did not come into play during the draw against OL.

The Navy and White striker is leaving.

According to information from

20 Minutes,

the Girondins de Bordeaux are in "advanced discussions" with Stade Malherbe de Caen (Ligue 2) about the 26-year-old player, loaned to Brest last season.

The center forward, who does not fit into the plans of Jean-Louis Gasset, wants to join Normandy.

It is the priority of Caen leaders.

A three-year contract awaits him there.

The case could be finalized after the Stade Malherbe passed before the DNCG in the coming days due to its recent takeover.

However, there is no discussion between the two clubs about the Bordeaux defender Edson Mexer according to our information.

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