Before confinement, Ligue 1 had left Saint-Etienne on a series of 7 games without a win. Black series therefore, offset by the good course in the Coupe de France, which found its epilogue last night at the Stade de France against PSG. If ASSE lost the final, it won the support of the spectators. Because she delivered a match full of energy, certainly marked by an excess of commitment on certain occasions, but not only. The Greens have also distinguished themselves by a technical and collective mastery that is more than interesting. The complementarity of the Camara-M’Vila duo in the middle for the revivals, the solidity of Fofana in defense, the breakthroughs of Bouanga or the very convincing comeback of the young Neyou in the middle are all satisfactions.
“I would like to congratulate my players, I am proud of the match they were able to achieve. They have given themselves the means since June 17 by being very professional, diligent, attentive and invested, to have a very good match like tonight ”, declared Claude Puel to start his press conference. “It was a special game because it ended last season. It was really not easy to prepare but we were well in our heads and in our football. It was interesting. The disappointment is up to the investment and the quality that the players put into this game. “ For Claude Puel, this is therefore a first base on which to build the coming season and he seems to have the support of his players.
Timothée Kolodziejczak abounds. “We wanted to be present in the duels. Afterwards, when we play like that, we expose ourselves a bit and we have to make a few mistakes, but I don’t think we were too hard, we played like warriors, like men. It’s our game to play forward, play high, come out clean. This is how we want to play this season and we have the team to », He indicated. The Greens have found ingredients they had lost before confinement, and posted a very interesting overall level at the Stade de France. Simple flash in the pan, as sometimes happens for teams that face PSG by removing any form of pressure? On the side of Saint-Etienne supporters, we hope that the show offered on Friday evening will be on view again from August 21 with a trip to Marseille as the first day of Ligue 1.