Bordeaux Girondins Regional 1 season start, Digi Mart USA News: Once one of the biggest clubs in French football, the Girondins de Bordeaux are now rebuilding in the lower levels of the French game. After a prolonged decline marked by serious financial difficulties and a break with former owner Gérard Lopez, the club had to restart in Regional 1, the sixth tier of the national pyramid.
The club, six-time French champion, entered its league late on October 17 after a series of legal battles. Despite starting three matches behind some rivals, Bordeaux already occupies third place in its group with 12 points, three points behind the leader.
On Saturday, coach Arnaud Cormier’s side beat Villenave-d’Ornon 4-0 in front of a large supporters’ crowd. Earlier results included wins over Bayonne B (2-0), Stade Montois (4-1) and Boé/Bon-Encontre (3-0).
Bordeaux has scored 13 goals and conceded only one in four matches.
Cormier said the team is working to build its matches and maintain balance. “We sometimes rushed in the first half on Saturday,” he said.
“But the result is very positive. We are on the right track.
We try to start strongly to take control of the match. The relationships are strengthening, and we feel the fluidity arriving.”
Forward Ahmadou Souané was involved in the first three goals against Villenave-d’Ornon. “We did what we had to do.
We are the Girondins de Bordeaux. We have to be clinical, move forward and dominate the teams one by one,” he told Sud-Ouest after the match.
Léo Jousselin, who also scored, emphasized the team spirit. “We take the victory, the three points, the seriousness shown from start to finish.
I am happy with my goal, but I mainly remember the collective. It is coming together.
There are young players and some reference points from last season.”
Bordeaux’s next match is Sunday at Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, with a chance to extend its unbeaten start and close the gap on the leader. The path back to the National 2 will require several more steps, but supporters have reason for renewed optimism after years of disappointment.
