AS Saint-Etienne : Debuchy evokes the captain’s armband taken from Perrin | ASSE News

In the absence of the captain of the ASSE Loïc Perrin is Mathieu Debuchy who wore the armband during friendly matches. Before the final of the Coupe de France, the defender made an update.

ASSE: Debuchy, “As long as Loïc Perrin is there, he is the captain”

Mathieu Debuchy will be the captain of ASSE after the withdrawal of Loïc Perrin who will be out of contract after the final of the Coupe de France this Friday evening? The right-back answered the question, in The team. “Officially, I am not yet the captain”, he said. “The coach (Claude Puel) did not tell me that I was going to be,” added the 35-year-old defender. Indeed, Loïc Perrin is still in the team ofAS Saint-Etienne and Mathieu Debuchy called him back. “We must not forget Loïc. As long as he’s there, I consider him to be my captain, ”he said. However, the former Arsenal player is delighted “to have been captain”, in the absence of Loïc Perrin and in the preparation matches “. “It makes me proud, while trying to remain as natural as possible, myself,” said Mathieu Debuchy.

Mathieu Debuchy does not intend to stop now!

Mathieu Debuchy will be turning 35 on July 28. However, he is not considering quitting his career just yet. To the question: “You see yourself playing until what age? “, He replied:” When I started out, I thought to myself: ‘if I can play until the age of 35, that would be good.’ I arrive there. In my head, it follows ”. The ASSE No.26 doesn’t want any regrets when he decides to retire. So he decided to continue “as long as he can play and as long as a coach wants”.

By ALEXIS

Posted on July 24, 2020 at 8:40 PM |
updated on July 24, 2020 at 20:40