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Affected by many cases of Covid-19, AS Saint-Etienne had to appear with a diminished team against Olympique Lyonnais (0-5 defeat) this Sunday, during the 21st day of Ligue 1. But count given the Stéphanois replacements, Pierre Ménès believes that coach Claude Puel could have fielded a more competitive eleven.
“I expected a butcher’s shop and I was not disappointed, commented the Canal + journalist on his blog. Firstly because there is an abysmal gap between Lyon and Saint-Etienne and because the Greens are decimated by the Covid. There is nevertheless one thing that I do not understand: why the bench of Sainté was it more attractive than the team aligned on the ground? Puel will have to explain to me but given the number many things he would have to explain since the start of the season… In short, the game was one-sided from start to finish. “
Entering in the second period, some Greens like Denis Bouanga and Zaydou Youssouf were probably not 100% after their recent return to the group.