“The objective is to secure three points in the Paris FC versus SC Bastia match”

The Blues are in the Top 5 of the L2 championship. And intend to settle there. Before, perhaps, to see higher. This evening, they meet Paris FC, at 7 p.m., on the lawn of Charléty.

not to become “any team” in this L2 championship. For now, this is the only ambition officially displayed by Régis Brouard.

No question of mentioning a possible accession to L1, despite the fifth place of Sporting Club de Bastia, which aligns the good performances since the return from the truce of the World Cup. The coach of the Blues knows too well the risks to which he would expose his group by posting such claims in advance.

And the statistics back him up.

For now, the international site StatsPerform lends SCB 7.5% to finish in one of the places that open the way to L1.

So Régis Brouard prefers to talk about requirement, work, and motivation. If the players respond, performance will follow, says the coach. It is then, and not before, that we must start dreaming of the next level.

There are still eleven games left, enough to upset the top ranking. One way or another. But the series of three matches which opens this evening at 7 p.m. on the lawn of the Charléty stadium could be decisive.

“Currently, we are good. We are on four games without defeat, and this trip, we will approach it like the other games. Going for the three points is the objective”confided Bastian central defender Abdoulaye Ndiaye yesterday at a press conference.

A goal that seems within reach of the SCB version 2023. Paris FC had certainly won 0-1, to Armand Cesari, on November 5th. But, overall, throughout the season, the Parisians are struggling to confirm their potential. And it’s even worse at home, where the record is not very glorious.

We are much less predictable than a while ago. Our palette has grown

Of the 13 games played in Charléty, they lost six times, and won three draws, for four wins. Either a less than glorious 17th place in the home rankings.

But Sporting has every reason to be wary. Two of those four wins have come in the past month, against Niort and Amiens. Each time on the final score of 3-0.

But Amiens and especially Niort, dead last, are not the SCB. Especially since the Blues display an undeniable offensive form. “In our last game, against Valenciennes, we hit 21 times on goal. It’s huge. We are much less predictable than a while ago. Our range has expanded”recalls Régis Brouard.

Taking three points in Paris would put Bastia a little more in the Top 5 of Ligue 2. But it would also allow him to approach the truce which begins tomorrow with serenity and confidence.

It will not be too much to prepare for the return to competition, in two weeks, with two strong opponents on the program. Sochaux, in Furiani, on Saturday April 1, and Bordeaux, on the lawn of the Matmut Atlantique stadium.