Stade Brest started the Ligue 1 season on Saturday with a surprising draw at home against Olympique Lyon (1-1). After the game, in which Marco Bizot made his debut for Brest, trainer Michel Der Zakarian made a very spicy statement about Lionel Messi. The Argentinian is about to sign with Paris Saint-Germain and Der Zakarian is very much looking forward to coming to the French league.
“It is often said that Ligue 1 is a shit competition, that there are a lot of things wrong with it, but if we could bring in a player like that that would be great, really great,” said the Stade Brest coach at the press conference. . “This may not be very correct, but I’m getting a boner from his arrival. We’ll enjoy that.” Messi will give a press conference on Sunday morning, in which he will discuss his future.
After the surprising point against Lyon, Der Zakarian was asked about his choice to place Bizot directly under the bar. With this, the coach seems to be saying goodbye to Gautier Larsonneur, who has been the first goalkeeper at Brest for four seasons. “Gautier could also have played, but I wanted to trigger something, because we conceded a lot of goals in preparation,” said the coach.
Bizot had to let go of a hard shot by Islam Slimani, but otherwise kept his goal clean against the Lyon of Peter Bosz. “Gautier is a good goalkeeper, but Marco has experience. He is international, he is explosive, has good reflexes, is good in the air and he really takes up space in the goal.” For Bizot’s competitor, the choice could be a turning point in his career. “It’s football. It’s my job to make choices, that’s what I get paid for.”