AS Saint-Etienne coach Claude Puel had a smile on his face Thursday evening at a press conference when talking about qualifying for the Coupe de France final. He thinks that defeat in the derby greatly contributed to this success.
“We were able to learn from our match in Lyon where we had started the derby badly. It was important to analyze this match well. Tonight (yesterday), we let go from the start and we got a lot of situations (…) We played a full game, we gave ourselves the means to be efficient and we deserved this qualification. I am very happy for the group which responded to criticism in the field. This is how you have to maneuver. “