AS Saint-Étienne kicked off their 2020-2021 championship with a 2-0 victory against FC Lorient. Author of a double, Romain Hamouma spoke three days after this performance in the Top of the Foot program on RMC. The opportunity for him to ensure that the locker room is indeed “united”, despite the great agitation during the offseason around the case of Stéphane Ruffier and the management of Claude Puel.
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“There was a lot of noise around us. (…) We are in the same boat. It is true that there have been players who have been sidelined, who are on the side, but they are training with us and keep an irreproachable state of mind. We have no particular problem. Everyone will be affected by this season, so we are not affected, “says Romain Hamouma, without going into the details of the different cases.
Hamouma hopes to extend
As for his personal situation, the 33-year-old attacking midfielder will be out of contract next summer. An “uncomfortable” position for him: “I am a player who can be counted on. When I am on the pitch, I prove that I have the capacity to help my club. I feel good, it has been nine years since I ‘I’m there. I think we will find a positive outcome. And if this is not the case, we will do otherwise. My priority has always been to stay at ASSE “.
In the meantime, Romain Hamouma “trusts the coach”. He is even satisfied with his repositioning in the axis which allows him to play “liberated”, as he did against the Merlus.