DECRYPTION – Since the start of the season, an astonishing wind of freshness has blown over the French championship. Explanations.
Second-class championship, cautious teams, deep boredom… Tenacious in recent years, the clichés surrounding Ligue 1 no longer need to be this season.
• A noticeable change in statistics and on lawns
One statistic reflects this development: the number of goals scored. At the start of the 2021-2022 year, the first division clubs have found the net 315 times, an average of 28.64 goals per day and an average of 2.86 goals per game. This start of the championship is historic since it is necessary to go back to the 1982-1983 season to find a more prolific start. With so many goals scored, football fans are amazed almost every game.
There was a form of boredom in previous years. Now I wouldn’t say there is some form of excitement before every day, but almost
Régis Brouard, new Bastia coach in Ligue 2 and former consultant for the L’Équipe channel
If Ligue 1 now manages to charm fans of the discipline, it is also because of its footballing upturn. In a few weeks, the French elite broke away from its essentially defensive, rough and hardly entertaining image, to embrace that of an offensive, technical and spectacular championship.
This article is for subscribers only. You have 89% left to discover.
To cultivate one’s freedom is to cultivate one’s curiosity.
Continue reading your article for € 1 the first month
Already subscribed? Log in
.
