Three goals and five assists in mid-season, a number of recognized attackers do not display a record like that of Romain Perraud.
For a defender, even within a team as playful as Brest, it is a real achievement.
But the 23-year-old left side refuses to dwell on it: "I do not look too much at the statistics", he explained after the victory of Brest against Lille (3-2) in November, where he had signed an assist then a goal.
“It especially pleases the relatives, the family.
Football is a bit too much for statistics.
Me, I am more in the collective. ”
Linked to Brest until 2025 but ...
It is precisely the resolutely offensive bias of the Brest collective that attracted him in the summer of 2019. Born in the Toulouse region and trained in Nice, he was no longer part of the Gym's projects.
After a successful season at Paris FC (5 goals and an assist), he took over the management of Finistère, for a transfer valued at 2 million euros.
The discovery of Ligue 1 was not easy, but since the end of last winter, he has established himself as an indisputable holder, then as a pillar of the group.
And at the end of January, he extended his two-year contract: he is linked to Brest until 2025, even if according to several media, his performances arouse the interest of Lyon, Marseille or Sampdoria in Italy.
This small size of 1.73 m with a devastating left foot, whose tonic profile sometimes recalls that of Bixente Lizarazu, indeed displays great versatility in his lane, since he was trained as an eccentric midfielder, before gradually sliding towards the lane. 'rear, under the impetus of his passages within the youth selections of the France team, from U17 to U20.
Not necessarily the fastest when it comes to accelerating over a few meters, it becomes much more dangerous if it starts from further away.
For that, this hard worker tirelessly works his centers and his long strikes, without forgetting the defensive duels.
On this point, he has made significant progress since last season, including in aerial duels, thanks to an interesting relaxation.
"We don't expect our full-backs to score in every game"
Olivier Dall'Oglio
However, his offensive statistics are running out of steam: the last goal dates back to November, the last assist in December.
“You have to remember that he's a full-back and he needs to be good defensively first.
This is his priority and our priority ”, tempers his trainer, Olivier Dall'Oglio.
“In construction, he's always there, he continues to center.
There may have been a physical decline at one point, but it largely holds its place.
And we don't expect our full-backs to score in every game, ”he adds with a laugh.
In addition, it is the whole team that seems to have calmed down a little: after having turned to an average of 3.5 goals scored or conceded per game until December, Brest returned to 2.75 since January and has just signed his first 0-0 Sunday in Lille.
In this padlocked match, Perraud kept his lane with discipline and efficiency, allowing himself only a few climbs.
But it was he who signed the only shot on target of the meeting ...
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