The Greens move to Metz this Sunday afternoon (3 p.m.), with the desire to stop the spiral of three consecutive defeats in L1.
Paris to Neymar, Saint-Étienne to Neyou
On the other hand, ASSE recovers Yvan Neyou. Arrived in the most complete anonymity at the beginning of July, from Braga, where he played with the reserve team, the Cameroonian midfielder won over everyone in a few appearances with the Greens. It even became the centerpiece of Saint-Étienne in less than four months. “Nobody knew him, lets go of his trainer, Claude Puel, and in a few matches, we see the importance he has taken“.
“He has an incredible ability to bring out the balls cleanly and to put his partners in confidence. It’s obvious that we have more fluidity and quality with him in the team. But that, even our opponent knows. There is a statistic in Europe which shows that he is the 7th player to suffer the most fouls. Neymar is the first, Neyou the 7th. He still has some progress to make but he has some under his feet (sic) “.
A metronome that refuses the label of “leader”
The person concerned will appreciate it, even if he refuses to be cataloged as an indispensable element of ASSE. “Me ? No no no !“, he explains without false modesty.”I am not a centerpiece, I started five meetings over the seven days of Ligue 1, but we will have to wait a bit and I do not yet see myself as a leader of ASSE“.
“Personally, I’m not surprised by my good start to the season in the Saint-Etienne jersey, but I fully understand how surprising it can be. It’s normal. If I had been a supporter of ASSE and had seen this summer that Yvan Neyou was coming to my club, I would have said to myself, what is he doing here … I don’t know him“.
Since then, Yvan Neyou has made a name for himself in the Forez and barring any surprises, start the match against Metz this Sunday afternoon. Kick-off will be at 3 p.m.