Sports consultant Bixente Lizarazu said ASSE coach Claude Puel had the means to stay in his post with the support of management.
“Claude is not afraid of difficulty. That’s not what will destabilize him. He is fully aware of the site. In Saint-Etienne, he’s more than a coach. He is on the Management Board and the project has been validated by the managers. He has the ability to stand up, to hold on by telling himself that next year the team will have more leeway. But if ASSE shows the same qualities and the same spirit as in Lyon, I don’t think it will stay in this zone in the standings. “