“This goal… it’s probably the best moment of my career. Scoring in the derby at the last minute and delivering the victory to the supporters, the story was perfect. But, barely a week or two later, we no longer spoke the same language with the coach. There was no reason to stay in these conditions ”: on Poteaux Carrés, Robert Beric (29) confided. The Slovenian notably returned to this goal the victory against OL (1-0) fifteen months ago, for the first match of Claude Puel on the bench of the Greens. The last of his 34 goals in the green jersey, and probably the most beautiful, the strongest emotionally.
“Puel? Clearly, he’s not my favorite coach! “
In this interview, the native of Krsko also commented on his departure from Forez just a year ago, while he had extended his three-year contract a year earlier, thanks to Roland Romeyer, one of his fervent admirers. “We had some discussions with Puel, but it’s so difficult to talk to him! He has such a different way of doing things in Saint-Etienne. He took the whole club in his hands. He starts his new project and he told me he didn’t see me in it. According to him, I was not the type of attacker for him. He wanted a different kind of scorer. The problem is, I still had three years of contract. It wasn’t worth it to stay in Saint-Etienne to sit on the bench. So I had to find a solution and leave the club. I respect his decision ”.
“I am quite satisfied with my first season in MLS”
And in n ° 27 to add, still on the subject of Puel: “Clearly, he is not my favorite coach! He has arrived, he wants to do something else compared to what we did before. He told me he didn’t want me and I respect. “
A departure that does not prevent him from always following the news of ASSE and from being in contact with some of his former teammates. “I still have a few friends in the workforce. I often talk to Romain, Jessy or KMP. I love these guys! I will always be their first supporter. “
A Beric who has not lost any of his finisher qualities by crossing the Atlantic Ocean to join Chicago since he already has 11 goals on the clock in 22 matches with the Chicago Fire. “I’m pretty happy with my first season in MLS. I hope I will continue like this next season. It’s always good to score but the main thing remains the performance of the team and I would like us to be able to do better than the season which has just ended since we did not reach our goal which was the playoffs. It was not a good season. I am confident that we will do better this season. But I’m happy with what I found here. I am happy in Chicago. This is the main point, isn’t it?
#ASSE Sainté did not frame: “Saint-Etienne did not manage to frame any shot last night, for the third time this season in Ligue 1, more than any other team” points out the sports statistics agency … https://t.co/5LXUBcDk2O
– Square posts (@poteauxcarres) January 25, 2021