Wednesday 22 July 2020 23:40 – Article written by La Rdaction – Comment this article
Loïc Perrin, the emblematic captain of ASSE, who will surely live the last match of his career this Friday against PSG in the final of the Coupe de France, confided at length to L’Equipe. The 35-year-old player (he will have them on August 7), has thus retraced his career, his highlights, his moments of doubt and has not avoided anything. He first spoke about the upcoming final, confident “It doesn’t say I’m playing it already. Then we’ll see how it ends. There is a magnificent title at the end, which means a lot for Saint-Étienne. It’s a shame to play in a Stade de France which will ring hollow. But it’s still a Coupe de France final. ” And although ASSE is far from favorite, Perrin explained that it is not mission impossible because in a good night for the Greens, anything can happen.
“The terrain is what I know best”
Perrin then came back to the fact that he had never tried an experience elsewhere than in Saint-Etienne, confident “I had a lot of first contacts, like when Fredéric Antonetti called me to join him in Rennes , which I did not necessarily push further. Except in 2010, with Monaco. We had just finished 17th twice. I stayed and in the end, it was the beginning of our beautiful years under the “Galette” era (Christophe Galtier), while Monaco came down the following season. In football, you know if you made the right decision two years later. “
And Perrin explained why he decided to end his career with the Greens, explaining that it was the results and the sporting project that gave him this desire. He explained “I had fun in those years. I was in the prime of my life, I found myself in the personality of other players and the club had more stability with Galette. Like what, stability works in football. But I’m not saying that I would have stayed, if a big club had come. Not having known something bigger is not a regret. It is like that. “
The midfielder also returned to his biggest regret, confident “Injuries. I missed too many games in a period where I might have been able to. We will never know. In any case, to be made me the crossed knees stopped me in my progress. I also had a broken ankle. We take tackles and we are not robots. ” But despite his injuries, he stayed on top for several years and continues to show good form. He therefore spoke of this success, declaring “To each his own thing. I, for example, have never acquired the habit, nor felt the need, to analyze the play of the attackers during a video session. ‘There weren’t any, when I started. I play more on instinct. By force, like Gignac who was leaving, looking for his right foot and kicking, you get to know their game. “
He then explained what he will miss the most once the cleats are hung up in the locker room, explaining precisely “The locker room and his life. I’ve lived in it for almost thirty years. Winning, too. I have that in my blood. . It will be special to see a match in the stands, in a crazy atmosphere in Geoffroy-Guichard, telling myself that I will no longer be able to be on the field. I will have to mourn and therefore, occupy myself differently, to pass to something else. Because the adrenaline of the game and the competition, I will not find it. “
And finally, Perrin spoke of the rest of his career by confiding “Today, there is nothing concrete, beyond my reconversion clause. It was part of the negotiations, when I extended, six years ago. I didn’t want to quit without knowing what to do. And I still don’t have that desire. There, it is getting closer. So, it becomes clearer. The terrain is what I know best. But I won’t stay on it. ” But the captain of the Greens does not want to become a coach right away and will take his time to get it right. But before leaving the lawn of Geoffroy-Guichard, he hopes to leave a beautiful image, confident “I have never had the obsession to make a career. It is moreover impossible to foresee it. I nevertheless managed to become a Stéphanois who made a career at AS Saint-Étienne. I hope to be part of its history. “
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