AS Saint-Etienne : Claude Puel, a revealer of young talents | ASSE Live News

In a retrospective published on the official Ligue 1 website, Claude Puel is presented as a revealer of young talents. Back to the many nuggets launched by the Greens’ coach.

Arrived at the club in October to replace Ghislain Printant, Claude Puel stood out for his sporting choices, with a particular attraction for giving playing time to young players from the training center. Like the surprise tenure of Charles abi in the derby won 1 to 0, the technician likes to surprise and give confidence to young people. The official Ligue 1 website pays tribute to him this Tuesday, by drawing up a retrospective of the nuggets that he was able to reveal.

It all started in Monaco in 1999 where Claude Puel joined his former club as a coach. He then launched the career of Gaël Givet, Rafa Marquez or Eric Abidal then 21 years old. After finding him in CFA 2 at La Duchère, the tactician gave him a chance and established him. The following ? Six titles with FC Barcelona from 2007 to 2013. David Trezeguet will also become an indisputable holder under the orders of the Monegasque coach, before flying to Juventus from Turin.

With a title of champion of France in his record, Claude Puel then joined the LOSC, where he will reveal the talent ofAdil Rami, Ludovic Obraniak or Eden Hazard, today left winger at Real Madrid. It will continue to highlight young players in Nice and in particular some who have passed through the benches of ASSE like Valentin Eysseric, Neal Maupay or Timothy Kolodziejczak whom he found under his orders.

It reiterates this year to launch young players as demonstrated by the many appearances in Ligue 1 of Zaydou Youssouf, Wesley Fofana or Mahdi Camara, as well as the confidence placed in Bilal Benkhedim and Maxence Rivera. One thing is certain, with a talented U19 generation which won the Gambardella Cup last April, Claude Puel has all the cards in hand to hatch new nuggets within the club.

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