The walls of Haillan trembled on Thursday.
Invited to take part in the press conference preceding the reception of Metz this Saturday (1 p.m.), Laurent Koscielny described a heavy atmosphere within the Gironde team, beaten four times in its last five matches.
"You can lose matches but you do not have the right not to fight, not to show this desire, this pride, this self-esteem", the 35-year-old French international lost his temper after a catastrophic month both in terms of accounting and on the ground, punctuated by a defeat on the lawn of Nîmes, relegated to kickoff (2-0).
“We came back to the Nîmes match, with all the shortcomings that were seen, conceded Jean-Louis Gasset on Thursday.
There is all the more work when you are in a situation like this.
There was a general warning about the state of mind. "
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This black series seems inexplicable as it suddenly appeared after an almost perfect start to the year 2021 (a draw, in Metz precisely, followed by three victories) before a defeat against the course of the game in Lyon (2-1, 29 January) .
“We have lost track since the Lyon match.
Everyone praised us, saw us looking up.
Something broke that day, ”tries to explain the Girondins coach.
Since then, Bordeaux has scored only once (in Brest, 2-1 on February 7) and shone with its incompetence to get the winning goal against an Olympique de Marseille yet reduced to nine (0-0 , February 14th).
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Therefore, how, and especially with whom, to restart the machine?
"I believe in certain signs, such as the return of Youssouf Sabaly, absent since the match against Lyon", considered Gasset, who will nevertheless be deprived of Loris Benito and Yacine Adli (suspended) as well as of the Croatian midfielder Toma Basic, for whom he it is still "too early" to resume competition.
Its captain, who made the distinctions between "good guys and not so good" within the group, called "to go on the field with the guys in whom you trust and who are in the same state of mind as you."
If he did not point the finger at any teammate, the former Arsenal player, who confessed that he was "not happy" lately within the group, appeared reassembled about certain elements that according to him do not have the same work requirement.
"I count them", added the former coach of Saint-Etienne, this time about motivated players, who will make the salt of a "team composition of players focused and invested to stop the spiral."
"You must always be wary of injured teams"
Which will not be easy.
Opposite, FC Metz presents itself at Matmut Atlantique with an excellent dynamic outside its bases, as evidenced by its success in Nice on Sunday (1-2).
Sixth, the Messins begin to dream of other designs than a simple maintenance, now practically acquired (38 points).
No reason to strut so far according to Frédéric Antonetti, who was wary of his opponent on Thursday.
“We must always be wary of injured teams, agreed the Lorraine coach.
From experience, there is always a reaction.
Often there is a reaction.
So we will have to be present. ”
Winner in three of his last four trips, Metz would burst into the top 5, at least temporarily, in the event of victory.
By stopping the negative spiral, would return to two points from Metz and approach maintenance, a new goal posted by Koscielny.
One thing is certain, a series should end this Saturday.
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