“Do I see ASSE climbing on the podium? It’s good, but you could ask me the same question for twelve clubs like SCO Angers or Stade Rennais, which beat AS Saint-Etienne last Sunday and who has one less game he will play in Nîmes. For the moment, that has not settled. There are still too many teams which may have fears and others which may have disproportionate hopes probably compared to their level of play. But the Greens of St Etienne seem to me to be one of the most consistent outsiders, especially since Claude Puel has had to deal with a fairly colossal number of injured for several games. ”
Waiting, Pierre Ménès, just like the Stéphanois supporters present at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, must have feasted in front St Etienne – Nice !