To go out ASSE depths of the Ligue 1 standings, Claude Puel has his little idea. He revealed it at a press conference before the match against Épinal in the Coupe de France, this Thursday (9 p.m.), in Nancy.
ASSE: Claude Puel’s instructions to bounce back
How is Claude Puel going to try to raise the bar for ASSE. The Loire club is 15th in Ligue 1 after 24 days. He is only 4 points higher than the barragiste, the Nîmes Olympique. The Greens are therefore clearly under the threat of relegation. And the situation is not getting better for them. One of Claude Peul’s key players, Zaydou Youssouf, is out for the rest of the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Injured in the knee, he will be operated and will not be back until next season.
Despite everything, the ASSE coach and general manager must face up. Better yet, he must find the solutions necessary to save the club. To “start a new dynamic”, Sainté’s coach asked his players for more commitments. More than they already do.
“The players are getting it right. Afterwards, surely more must be done to turn luck on our side ”, he recommended. According to Claude Puel, it is at this price that theAS Saint-Etienne could have “More convictions to gain in efficiency, offensive and defensive”.
Claude Puel highlights the defect of AS Saint-Étienne
Long before delivering his recommendations, the Greens coach reviewed the last two defeats for his team. It was respectively against OM (0-2) and Montpellier HSC (1-0), in Ligue 1. He recalled that ASSE had made “good starts in the last two games”.
However, “His good first halves were not rewarded”, according to the coach. “We concede a goal very quickly or just before the break, each time on the first opportunity of the opponent”, lamented Claude Puel to conclude.
After having identified the concerns of Stéphanois and given his instructions to correct their errors, the successor of Ghislain Printant hopes to put an end to the black series. Starting with the quarter-final against SAS Épinal (National 2), this Thursday (9 p.m.) in the French Cup, at the Stade Macel-Picot.
Note that ASSE is on a series of three defeats. And in the last 8 games in Ligue 1, she has lost 7 times.
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Posted on February 13, 2020 at 1:30 PM |
updated on February 13, 2020 at 16:42