Even if Christophe Galtier estimated on Friday that this trip to Bordeaux was “not a dress rehearsal before the final“and that the journalists brought this match a little too much to the upcoming clash with Nantes, impossible not to already have the head at the Stade de France, in a week. The Gym will play there a first title for 25 years and a European qualification for next season. So “Galette” found the formula to keep his men under pressure. “I consider this match as a semi-final that must be won before going to the final. We will have to put intensity against a team that is playing its survival and who put intensity and rhythm in it..”
Revive the offensive machine against the worst defense
Worst defense in Ligue 1 with 84 conceded, Bordeaux is on the edge of the precipice. 19th in Ligue 1, defeated 5-3 at Nantes last weekend, David Guion’s players seem a perfect victim for “stay in the race on both counts“as Galtier asks.”Yes they concede a lot of goals but we score few,” recalls the pragmatic Gym coach.
Gouiri back in the axis?
Seven goals scored in 12 games and men like Dolberg (3 and a half months without scoring) and Gouiri (mute for 12 days in Ligue 1) who embody this offensive impotence. So Galtier should review his copy again. He who promised to finish the season with four offensives, should revive Gouiri in the axis and put a third midfielder (Boudaoui or Thuram) on one side.
Schneiderlin package
Morgan Schneiderlin (calf) is still a bit short on the Nice side and should be back for the final against Nantes. As for the Girondins, four players are missing (Pembélé, Elis, Sissokho and Kwateng). To have a chance of saving themselves, Bordeaux must absolutely win. Except that players with the scapular have won only one of the last 14 games against the Aiglons (January 17, 2021 3-0 at the Allianz Riviera). A dynamic to keep for the Gym!