Stéphane Ruffier is out of bench at the ASSE since the arrival of Claude Puel. The coach would now seek to break the emblematic goalkeeper of AS Saint-Etienne by unorthodox maneuvers.
ASSE: Tensions between Stéphane Ruffier and Claude Puel
Unstoppable Guardian of the ASSE since 2011, Stéphane Ruffier has been relegated to the bench, even snubbed, since the arrival of Claude Puel (October 2019). Invited to take the exit door during this summer transfer window, the 33-year-old doorman refuses, explaining that he does not want itAS Saint-Etienne, but to the former coach of OGC Nice and Leicester City. As if to reply to his goalkeeper, the Stéphanois technician has not aligned him for a long time. His last match with the Stéphane team before the containment due to pandemic of Convid-19 dates back to February 16, 2020 in Brest. The Greens lost 3-2 to the locals.
As Saint-Etienne: Claude Puel decided to humiliate the porter?
In the friendly match against Rumilly (ASSE 4-1 victory) Saturday evening, Stéphane Ruffier was present on the game sheet. But despite the participation of 24 players, Claude Puel did not see fit to align the former Monegasque. The Stéphane cages were kept by Jessy Moulin in the first period, then by Stefan Bajic in the second period. Yet Stéphane Ruffier participated in all the pre-match training sessions. For journalist Manu Lonjon, no need for complicated calculations to understand that Claude Puel has now decided to humiliate the porter. ” It’s to humiliate him, of course “Said the sports journalist on his Twitter account before arguing:” Let me be clear, he did all the training this week. Ask those who attended if he is good or sulking … Puel sometimes forces him to play in the field during 5/5 on small goals. “And Manu Lonjon concludes:” Everyone will make his opinion … “
By JOËL
Posted on July 05, 2020 at 7:27 pm |
updated on July 05, 2020 at 19:28