A week after its first victory since mid-September, AS Saint-Etienne will try tomorrow night in Monaco to clinch a fifth success this season. It will be far from being won since Claude Puel’s men will be deprived of their central defender Harold Moukoudi and they showed signs of feverishness on Sunday against Nîmes yet very diminished (2-2). And as if that were not enough, the arbitrator appointed by the LFP does not succeed at all in ASSE.
75% of victories for Monaco when he is on the whistle
This referee is Johan Hamel. This 40-year-old resident of Drôme has led the Greens eight times since the start of his career for a very negative record of two wins, two draws and four defeats. And, as the En Vert et Contre Tous website reminds us, the last Saint-Etienne success he witnessed dates back four years! It was November 27, 2016 in Angers (2-1) …
On the other hand, all is well when he is on the whistle for a Monaco match. It happened four times, for three Asemist victories, or a 75% success ratio. The only good news for the Greens, there was a defeat with him for ASM and it was this season during the trip to Brest (0-1). From there to think that the wheel is turning in favor of ASSE …
❌ Wahbi #Khazri out, @MoukoudiH suspended.
🔙 Kevin #MonnetPackage, Aïmen #Moueffek and @M_Tshibuabua back.𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟐 for #ASMASS 👇 pic.twitter.com/biULp0KjTx
– AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) December 22, 2020