My girlfriend Bétina Reims [une photographe portraitiste française, ndlr] makes wonderful snapshots of life. She amazingly captures reality. After the match, she sent me a snapshot of the mid-season standings. Saint-Étienne, 16th, relegated to the depths of the rancid championship.
Do we have the right in our sanitized Green society to use and / or abuse irony, impertinence, humor and poetry? Should we accept not to describe reality for fear of hurting? Should a certificate of self-satisfaction be issued every weekend? In this specific case, welcome to Noddy Land.
15 months to progress one place: Oui-Oui Land!
Do we have the right to judge the success of a 3-year campaign after 465 days? A victory over the last 15 matches: Noddy Land! 6 points less than last year at the same time and second worst record at the break since returning to Ligue 1: Noddy Land! 17th last season with a single win streak in 12 games: Noddy Land! Careful communication from central management: Oui-Oui Land. 15 months to progress one place: Noddy Land!
Last place in the Europa League with 0 victory in 4 matches: Oui-Oui Land! A licensed guardian without honor and without flowers: Noddy Land! A General Manager announcing the departure of his General Manager: Yes Yes Land! The General Manager has lost his large scale and his Thuilot. Huggy the good tips gone, Saint-Étienne is now in Puel. Can the General Manager, a man of principles, accept the sidelining of his trusted man?
The cruise is no longer fun
In real life, we lose in football too. Mr. Batta has put a hell of a push on the Stéphane ambitions. The cruising speed is similar to that of direct competitors. The cruise is no longer fun. Yet on Saturday, in sequence, the midfielder was interesting. The question of starting a single attacker has a right to be asked. It was very difficult to be dangerous in the last 20 meters. Lack of drive, support and impact despite good intentions.
We were expecting champagne and sparkling football. Full cut. We had a flute. An average Saint-Étienne team lost to a weak Reims team. This is the terrible observation. A stereotypical game. No surprise effect. No race that hurts the opponent. Sometimes having a more direct game is desired. Who now bears the responsibility for poor results and dysfunctions? How do you accuse others of choosing a flawed strategy when you have defined it yourself?
Bétina suggests that I take a shot without affect or hatred. I take her at her word. Without N. Otherwise in a few months we will have only our eyes to cry on. Welcome to Ouin-Ouin Land!