Last Saturday, the women won (3 goals to 1) against the Stade de Reims led by…Patrice Lair. The coach announced sacked then only laid off finally found his place and this thanks to his players. A coach saved by his locker room, an almost unique case in the history of football. Situation all the more surprising as the Girondin coach is known for his strong character and that he has already slammed the door of several clubs for less than that.
A requirement of the high level in which the players recognize themselves.
” I’m not totally surprised” said Sébastien Duret of the footoffeminin media who explains that Patrice Lair is someone who brings a different kind of management. He proved it in his previous clubs, whether Montpellier, Lyon or PSG. He is very demanding and considers the players to be high-level athletes, he is not there to spare them in the efforts and in the management of the group and it is undoubtedly this requirement that the players see today benefits which means that Patrice Lair was able to have the membership of his group and therefore to keep his position analyzes Sébastien Duret. But then why such a difficult start to the season for FCGB Women who are now 6th after the victory against Reims when they spent almost all of last season in third place? Probably because these new methods have required a period of adaptation, surely also because of the frustration of the European adventure in the Champions League without forgetting the evolution of the workforce!
The departure of the top scorer of last season inevitably impacted the results.
For Sébastien Duret from footoffeminin, the loss of striker Khadija Shaw (who after finishing as the league’s top scorer in 2020-21 was sold to Manchester City) played strongly because it was the attacking fulcrum last season and the rookies who are arrivals needed to adapt. So now that everything is in place and Bordeaux is 6th with one game and 11 points behind third place, can the FCGB Women start a comeback? When you look at the calendar, it’s true that already, this late match at Guingamp, Breton land that Patrice Lair knows well will be very important because it can confirm the success against Reims. Admittedly, there is the match against Lyon next, but behind it, there is a series of meetings and opponents which could allow us to gradually get closer to the other teams who will play at the top of the table and their opponents, that it’s Paris FC and Montpellier, it’s the last two days of the championship, so the calendar can be interesting, if Bordeaux confirms to Guingamp considers Sebastien Duret from footoffeminin. A confirmation, that’s what we expect from our women at Guingamp next Saturday.