Alexi Pitu during the early commitments of Girondins de Bordeaux

Lhe players who came off the bench during the game have so often failed to weigh in at the Girondins this season that the contrast was obvious during the victory snatched in the last ten minutes against Nîmes on Saturday (1-0). “The quality of the entrants has done the team good,” said coach David Guion. His captain Yoann Barbet joined him: “We must congratulate the entrants, they have brought us a lot. We had…

Lhe players who came off the bench during the game have so often failed to weigh in at the Girondins this season that the contrast was obvious during the victory snatched in the last ten minutes against Nîmes on Saturday (1-0). “The quality of the entrants has done the team good,” said coach David Guion. His captain Yoann Barbet joined him: “We must congratulate the entrants, they have brought us a lot. We had talked about it a lot before the game. We need everyone, there are ten games left, and it’s never just one eleven that will do them. »

The most prominent was Alexi Pitu, who had his seventh appearance this weekend since his arrival during the January transfer window. Not really to his advantage so far, without missing out either, this time he took advantage of this little half hour to contribute in a beautiful way to waking up Bordeaux residents who were rather apathetic and without rhythm. The young Romanian (20) certainly started by suffering a sombrero from Pablo Pagis, but the sequel was much more successful: three passes before a shot (including that for Maja, scorer), five in total successful in the 30 opposing meters , two balloons recovered.

Preselected in A

Taking the initiative but simple choices, a body quickly oriented forward, a good vision of the game, percussion from the left when entering on his right foot: the copy of Pitu corresponds to what the followers of the championship Romanian have seen him do it in the jersey of Farul Constanta and should do him good for morale. The day before, he had learned of his summons with the U21 selection, he who has been in the youth team since the U16s and who had been pre-selected with the A.

“We felt that Alexi, as the entries progressed, was making her mark. He brought us technical accuracy, the last pass, and he is on goal. It brings dynamism, freshness, and very slowly, it gradually integrates, it’s a good thing”, continued Guion. Barbet continued: “He made a great comeback, he is rewarded for his weeks of training. He works very well, he says nothing, he takes the playing time he has. It’s not easy when you arrive from a new country during the season. »

Tested in axis

Last month, in the Romanian press, his agent Victor Becali also called for patience: “At the moment T, the rise is much more important for Bordeaux than making Pitu play. He adapted well, Guion is satisfied. He has all the time to play. The Girondins did not take him for six months but to make him grow. “He has indeed signed until 2027, with a transfer amount of between one million (from Bordeaux source) and two million euros (according to the agent), with the hope of a nice capital gain during of a future resale.

Pitu stands out when the two usually starting side players, Dilane Bakwa and Zuriko Davitashvili, are less successful, even if he also benefited from a moment in the match when the whole team got involved. to play higher and faster. Whether Bordeaux stays in 4-3-3 or switches back to 4-4-2 in the next few games, he has scored points with a view to a first start, on one side or as a torchbearer, a position where he has been tested in training. In the final sprint towards the hoped-for climb, he could have a role to play.