The rest was very short for the Greens! After Thursday’s crazy evening in the Chaudron and qualification for the final of the Coupe de France 2 – 1 against Renne, return to the championship this Sunday against Bordeaux, again to Geoffroy Guichard.
Difficult return to reality since the Greens are 16th in Ligue 1 just two points from the relegation zone. The Girondins are 12th. “We have a slightly enchanted parenthesis, but the most important for us now is the championship” says Claude Puel.
Use the Coupe de France to take points in Ligue 1
The ASSE coach is convinced of this: victory in the Coupe de France “for the heads it’s good, for the group, for the club”, but the Greens must also succeed in focusing on the championship. “You have to be careful not to levitate too much in relation to what has been done. You have to quickly re-focus with a very difficult match, we tackle another competition, the championship, and that’s the competition the most important. “
But Claude Puel also counts on the Stéphanois for use what they produced in the Coupe de France to get points in the championship : “We will have to be able to reproduce this regularly in the championship”, even if the match against Bordeaux is announced “strong against a team that will have had the whole week to prepare for this match. But each match will be important to fight because all the teams are in combat mode, and we will have to be until the end of the season.”
In terms of staff, Arnaud Nordin should return this Sunday, however Yohan Cabaye is forfeited. ASSE – Bordeaux is to be experienced live and in full on France Bleu Saint-Etienne Loire. Pre-match from 2.30 p.m., kick-off at 3.00 p.m.