Badly hit in Ligue 1, the ASSE faces SAS Épinal on Thursday (9 p.m.) in Nancy, in the Coupe de France. Claude Puel was reassuring about the state of mind of his team before the quarter-final.
Claude Puel reassuring before the ASSE match against Épinal
ASSE is on the brink of crisis before its match against SAS Épinal in French cup. In addition to the poor results (7 defeats in 8 Ligue 1 games), AS Saint-Etienne has many injured in its ranks. Claude Puel is enraged, but keeps his head high, so as not to destroy his team.
In the same vein, he said that the morale of his group was not affected by the difficult situation the team is going through at the moment. “There is no depression in the group, even if one cannot have a smile in such a period”said the Greens’ coach and general manager at a press conference.
The Stéphanois remain on a series of three defeats in the Championship, respectively against the FC Metz (3-1), OM (0-2) and Montpellier HSC (1-0). Nevertheless, Claude Puel is confident. He hopes a click against the National 2 club. “We have a common desire to start again and find success. We are in battle order before two decisive matches, against Épinal then in Brest ”, he reassured.
While players are on the flank in his squad, the coach of ASSE “Promises to negotiate the quarter-final well”, because he admits: “The French Cup has always been an objective”. “I only plan to approach it in the best possible way to win it,” he said.
The ASSE coach is still wary of the National 2 club
Indeed, the technician of the Greens is very careful, given the rather particular character of the cup matches. He therefore invited his players not to look down on the Spinalians. “It will be a hotly contested match. We know that in Cup matches, the forces balance. The players are uninhibited, they evolve without any particular pressure. Lille paid to find out », warned Claude Puel.
Recall that Épinal had eliminated LOSC (2-1), in the round of 16.
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Posted on February 12, 2020 at 6:53 PM |
updated on February 12, 2020 at 18:53