The Greens had to wait a little longer than the others to regain a taste for Ligue 1. Following the postponement of their match against Olympique de Marseille, it is this Sunday afternoon, at 3 pm, against Lorient, that ASSE regain the championship of France. Between his last Ligue 1 match against Bordeaux on March 08 and this meeting against Lorient, five months 19 days and 23 hours will have passed. “There is excitement“concedes Mathieu Debuchy.”Yes happy breath “ Claude Puel. “It was precise time the coach of the Greens recalling that his troops are “on the bridge since June 17 “.
A new cycle
“I’ll tell you if we’re ready after the final whistle“The manager of Saint-Etienne also had fun. Apart from the Coupe de France final on July 24, the Greens have been deprived of competition for far too long to have any idea where they stand.”We will need at least five matches“specifies Puel.
Since this match against Paris, they have lost Loïc Perrin. Which is not trivial. Stéphane Ruffier is still in the closet. Which does not seem to have disturbed the life of the group so much. A rejuvenated group and which should be even more so due to departures by the end of the transfer window on October 05 (Khazri? Boudebouz? Trauco? M’Vila?).
Mathieu Debuchy also requires patience. But the new ASSE captain does not want to waste too much time: “when we fall a lot behind at the start afterwards it’s difficult for us to trigger a dynamic and win as many matches as possible quickly“. Charge to Stéphanois not to miss out on Lorient for the” reunion “with the cauldron. 5000 people maximum will attend the meeting against the Merlus at Geoffroy Guichard.
Opposite Lorient seems sharp
Champion of a Ligue 2 that they generally mastered well last year, Christophe Pelissier’s men won their first league match last week against Strasbourg (3-1). By keeping the backbone that made its strength last year (Wissa, Marveaux, Nardi, LeFée,) and by adding a mix of promising talents (Grbic, Diarra, Boisgard) and experience (Morel, Monconduit, Dreyer ), the Hake arrive with solid arguments in Forez.
- ASSE – LORIENT a meeting to follow live and in full on France Bleu Saint-Étienne Loire from 2:30 p.m.