Saint-Etienne and Bordeaux face each other this Saturday in the Chaudron, on the sixth day of Ligue 1. Woe to the vanquished.
While the top names are out in Europe this week, two clubs are far from these continental concerns: Saint-Etienne and Bordeaux, still looking for their first success this season. Respectively 19th with 3 points and 20th with 2 points after five days of the championship, these two teams are now far from their former glory, in constant decline for several years.
Saint-Etienne and Bordeaux, victory or crisis
The Ligue 1 calendar will put them face to face this Saturday at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, for Matchday 6 (kick-off at 9 p.m.). What should we expect from this great classic of the French championship between Greens and Navy and White? No doubt not a great spectacle given the level observed since the start of the exercise, and knowing that each of the teams has only scored 5 goals this season (17th attack).
To make matters worse, the Bordelais also have the worst defense with already 12 goals conceded. While ASSE has been very discreet on the transfer market for lack of financial resources, the Girondins have on the contrary been active, under the impetus of their new owner Gérard Lopez, determined to bring the team back to the top of the ranking. But the result is not up to par.
“We have no choice, it’s the Girondins de Bordeaux. We’re not going to say we’re going to fight to stay in Ligue 1! From there, the only goal for this season is to stay in the first half of the table, and then see how we can build. It’s true that it puts pressure on everyone, including me. After that, you have to do the work and make it happen, “the former LOSC boss announced when he took power.
But for now, the news in Ligue 1 football is relentless: Bordeaux is very far from its goals. Saint-Etienne (where presidents Roland Romeyer and Bernard Caïazzo are still desperately looking for a buyer) also. Woe to the loser of this match who will sink deeper into the sporting crisis.