Author of a small goal in Ligue 1 this season, Loïs Diony clearly does not meet the expectations placed in him at AS Saint-Etienne.
The biggest transfer in the history of the Greens, the former Dijon striker, recruited for 10 ME in July 2017, experiences all the pain in the world in Forez. Holder against Marseille then against Montpellier, the one who was loaned to Bristol City from January to June 2018 showed a slight improvement. No longer available and still very willing, Loïs Diony is gaining momentum. At least that’s what the player said, who dreams of permanently tearing apart his label of the biggest flop in the history of AS Saint-Etienne in the transfer window.
“I feel better and better, with more confidence. I am someone who plays on the affective, so as long as I am on the field, if I can continue, I will feel better and better ” said Loïs Diony, who got a huge opportunity with a perfectly balanced volley but did not allow ASSE to score in Montpellier on Sunday. “Maybe my resume was too perfect. Sometimes we put it less well and it ends up tricky ”. It remains to be seen whether in the coming weeks, Loïs Diony will manage to chain the goals, which would undoubtedly give Saint-Etienne a big breath of fresh air in the race for maintenance. As a reminder, the formation of Claude Puel points to a very worrying 15th place at the end of the 24th day of Ligue 1, with only four points ahead of Nîmes, the current barragiste. Needless to say, the Greens therefore need a regular goalscorer …