Iit goes without saying that it is strictly unique for Sports Saint-Paul. Comfortable leader of the championship, he has ruined in a handful of days a precious but which seemed to protect him from any disappointment. Yannick Blanchard’s men are now on a tightrope with a single point ahead of their Arcachonnais runner-up, who has one game less.

Iit goes without saying that it is strictly unique for Sports Saint-Paul. Comfortable leader of the championship, he has ruined in a handful of days a precious but which seemed to protect him from any disappointment. Yannick Blanchard’s men are now on a tightrope with a single point ahead of their Arcachonnais runner-up, who has one game less.

Not the slightest victory since the reception of Stade Bordelais (2-0) on March 18. “Don’t be alarmed, there are four games left to play. We have to win them without worrying about the others”, tries to reassure the blue and white coach. The fact remains that Damien Guevel and his friends no longer appear the same serenity. Because the Saint-Paulois collective has insidiously gone wrong.

The eleven Landes is now struggling to find the way to the nets. The best attack in the championship counts the goals on the fingers of one hand. This offensive sector which shattered the more hermetic defenses no longer concrete the opportunities. This was again the case last Saturday on the lawn of Hiriburuko Ainhara (1-1).

“We were unable to make the break in the first period, when we had opened the score from the kick-off, regrets Yannick Blanchard. We didn’t score on our highlights. We are less successful and we perform less well. « .

Burst of energy

The Saint-Paulois, so flamboyant for a time in the opposing surfaces, could be due to a lack of spontaneity certainly linked to a fairly crumbled confidence. An attack that lost the top scorer in the championship in the heart of winter. Hugo Danjou’s heavy injury, resting until the end of the season, was a real major blow. Difficult to do without a talented player scoring at least one goal per game. A gunner capable of a simple kick or acceleration to unblock the worst situations.

It is also necessary to explore the big physical glitch (knee) of Nicolas Bruccoleri, whose entries into play proved fruitful. These unavailability therefore forced Yannick Blanchard to reimburse his attacking sector, taking into account the state of form of the us and the others. This is not quite the scenario imagined by the Saint-Paul staff. It is clear that the Landais are paying for their debauchery of effort in several theaters of operations. The Coupe des Landes, the other object of the club, pumped a lot of energy.

“She hurt us, stings Yannick Blanchard. It cost us points, suspensions and injuries. “It was indeed after the quarter-final played during the week at Tarnos, between the two days of the championship, that the problems began. The red card of Florian Ducasse, driving force of the team, participated in the seizure of this winning machine. The Saint-Paul Sports will perhaps regret at the time of the gong to have run several hares at the same time.

Meetings

The two Landes teams are bound by an obligation of result. If Saint-Paul Sports has access to the upper echelon, it must postpone its last four matches. And it starts on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. with the welcome of the very good Girondine de Cestas team. FC Tartas / Saint-Yaguen gave themselves the right to still believe in maintaining by dominating the Bayonne Crusaders (3-2) last Sunday. They will go on Saturday evening to challenge the Bassin d’Arcachon, the ambitious dolphin of Saint-Paulois. The arduous task of announcement for the men of Gaël Deguille.