If they beat Bastia, and if Laval and Annecy do not win, the Guingampais will be guaranteed to be Barragists, that is to say at the worst 5th in the regular season of Ligue 2. And this, before the final day of the championship that they will play in Pau next Saturday. “The group can be proud to be still in the race despite all the adventures we have met,” insists Sylvain Ripoll, the EAG coach.
“The group has absorbed the problems”
Donatien Gomis, almost absent from the first leg, and Amine Hemia, whose various injuries will have deprived him of a third of the championship, are the most striking examples. But that of Brighton Labeau is also enlightening.
Muscle concerns have sometimes undermined the Martinican, especially in its selection returns. “In Switzerland, in Lausanne, we trained and we played at home on synthetic. I paid it, clearly ”. His thighs have sometimes betrayed him. “It is unfortunately due to my muscle mass,” smiles the powerful attacker.
His strength is the one who animated his teammates. Absent against Laval, Dunkirk and Lorient, Brighton Labeau is reappeared in Amiens. He was a holder against Martigues and opened the head of his head after a corner played two. “It was a special feeling after a good month of absence,” said the interested party.
Guingamp will have handled the art of rebound and resilience all season. New talents even appeared, such as Sohaib Nair, which has become essential when it had not been preserved by Toulouse in the summer of 2022. “The group was able to absorb its problems, it faced,” insists Sylvain Ripoll. “We have shown character,” says Brighton Labeau.
“This whole season will have been indecisive”
The opportunity, here, to underline the homogeneity of this League 2. The falls of Caen and Clermont are other illustrations. Dunkirk’s good resistance too, still three points ahead of Guingamp despite his failure in Troyes (0-1). Even Bastia, dismissed from the race for the play -offs during the previous day, could have further restored her coat of arms. While the Corsicans had never been beaten at home, they were picked 3-2 by Grenoble in stoppages, an opponent who did not play anything special. “This whole season will have been indecisive,” continues the EAG coach. She was below, she is at the top apart for Lorient. »»
The 4th and 5th places still have four candidates. In the Dunkirk order, Guingamp, Laval and Annecy. “It would be beautiful to get these dams at home,” said Brighton Labeau. Understand this Friday. “The goal is to go to the end, potentially in Ligue 1,” admits the center-forward to 8 achievements and 5 assists. Coming into the accession play-offs would already be a feat, stronger than all the annoyances.
