Former ASSE legend Pierre Repellini said it was now time to stop giving up on young Saint Etienne talent at the slightest opportunity in an interview with France Bleu.
“The small problem was that we had two central defenders running the house, Fofana and Saliba, but they were transferred. Claude Puel is for the medium to long term. This is of course a good thing. Claude, he’s a builder. It’s not somebody who comes in to kick things a year or two before they leave. We can already see all the young people he played. The only thing you have to pay attention to is not to let the best young people go as soon as they have established themselves. Otherwise it will always be the same problem, we will never be able to trigger something. “