A monument of French football therefore leaves Ligue 1 and this in general indifference say many comments. In a deafening silence. But let’s not forget that Bordeaux haven’t won anything since the Coupe de France in 2013 and that their last league title is now 13 years old!
Bordeaux in league 2? It was inevitable.
13 years without the title of champion, Bordeaux had not known it since the period 1987/1999. This year’s downhill is the result of a slow tumble according to 1987 French champion Philippe Fargeon
I think the evil is deep. It’s been vegetating for years, it’s been a little tricky for years. Today, everything is done to bring this team down in level. It is quite logical in relation to the results, in relation to everything that is happening today – Philippe Fargeon
With 4 more points Bordeaux could save themselves
And yet, not much was enough: with only 35 points today Lorient is sure to be maintained even before the last day of the championship. Does this also mean that our Ligue 1 championship is of a particularly low level? In any case, for Philippe Fargeon the observation is not insignificant
This means that there are a lot of teams in difficulty because with three matches to go, they were still four or five at risk of going straight down. Metz win two games and they can save themselves when they have been almost last all the time. So yes, the level of the championship has been pulled down, you can imagine 35 points in 38 days, we run away. It’s incredible – Philippe Fargeon
At the top of the table, the competition is raging
As a point of reference, it is generally accepted that it takes 42 points to stay in Ligue 1. This 2021/2022 vintage is therefore particularly weak, especially at the bottom of the table. So will the move to 18 clubs next season give a boost to Ligue 1? It’s a big yes for player agent Christophe Hutteau
I think so because in any case, today, the economy of French football does not allow it to compete with other championships. We see it in the European Cup, we are totally absent. This requires high quality staff. To have high quality staff, you need the means, the financial means and to have the financial means since the TV rights are not increasing, you simply have to tighten the number of clubs. So yes, 18 clubs is a good thing – Christophe Hutteau
A move to 18 clubs which will not suit Bordeaux because if 4 league 1 clubs will go down at the end of the 2022/2023 season, only 2 will go up from league 2. 2 accession tickets instead of three This year. The objective is therefore simple: finish 1st or 2nd next year, otherwise, like other big names in French football, Bordeaux could settle in L2 for many years.