He was one of the few, with Malcom Bokele, to float in the poor performance of the Girondins de Bordeaux against AS Saint-Etienne (0-2) this weekend. Gaëtan Poussin notably allowed his team not to take on water too soon. The Bordeaux goalkeeper confirms his good start to the season in a defense that is still the best in Ligue 2 (four goals conceded) despite this second defeat of the season for the Marine et Blanc.
A nice little revenge for Gaëtan Poussin. At the request of David Guion, the club had indeed found him a replacement this summer, Jonas Lössl, before the arrival of the Danish goalkeeper failed in the last days of the transfer window. Finally, he was confirmed as number 1 and he even extended his contract until 2025 by agreeing in particular to lower his salary to allow the arrival of certain recruits.
How did you live this summer?
We will say that I went from everything to nothing. Afterwards I knew that I had to work, that I had no reason to get angry with the club or the team. I’ve always said this is my club here and as long as I’m here I’ll give it my all. Afterwards, I was rewarded, and they couldn’t get Jonas Lössl to come. As they say, the misfortune of some is the happiness of others. Afterwards, if he had arrived, I would surely have left. It would have been difficult because I had really invested myself since the preparation. It might have been the end of a chapter in my career to open another. But today I am here, I am very happy to be here, to wear this jersey, to play even more and I had the confidence of the leaders who extended my contract. Now it’s up to me to show that I deserve this place.
Was it difficult to live?
I have always been motivated even if at first it hurt me! It’s normal because we react like a human. But, I used it as a source of motivation and as I have always respected the club, I fought. We always say that hard work pays off, so I think it’s a success today. But the biggest success will be at the end of the season, when we have achieved our goal.
And in addition, have you been efficient during all this period?
Yes, we made a success of our start to the season afterwards, as I have always said, I prefer to highlight the collective rather than the individual. I think there is a solidarity, a state of mind and that we have to keep all that. Afterwards, yes, I performed well since we didn’t concede a goal, but it started with the striker and ended up with me. Defending your goal is above all a state of mind that the whole team must have.