The ASSE coach was struggling to be fully satisfied after the point of the draw obtained against Reims (1-1), a disappointing performance obliges …
Distanced at the start of the year, AS Saint-Etienne returned to the Stade de Reims in February. With 29 points on the clock at kickoff, or as many as their opponent of the day, the Greens were determined to distance themselves from David Guion’s men. But the plan didn’t work.
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Led to the score following a goal from El Bilal Touré, the Stéphanois finally struggled to get the point of the draw. Entered late in the game, it was striker Charles Abi who made the visitors’ nets tremble, before Denis Bouanga missed the inevitable in added time. So, one point gained or two points lost?
“We went through all the feelings”
In a post-match press conference, Claude Puel, the coach of ASSE, had his idea. “We went through all the feelings. The point of the draw is the minimum union for us today. After a good start, our first period was generally insufficient in terms of volume, races, intensity of play, pressing. We ran out of everything. After half-time, it was okay to do better “, first confided the technician, frustrated by this match.
“We concede a goal from a set piece once again and we put this opponent in the best scenario because he likes to block. The merit is not having let go by seeking the equalizer by having balls of 2-1 which do not would not have been stolen in the second half. I did not like the first half. We had been very effective in Rennes and that resulted in a quality match. We have no margins with scorers and fair gestures that help to relieve the team “, then added the former coach of OL, LOSC or OGC Nice. Placed in 14th place in Ligue 1, the Forez club remains on a series of five matches without defeat.