AS Saint-Etienne has regained some strength, even if it was hot against Reims. The quest for maintenance has not been taken for granted, but a scenario is emerging.
The Greens were very hot in the Cauldron on Saturday as they waited until the 90th minute to tie against Stade de Reims, ASSE even missing the winning goal in the dying seconds on a huge opportunity missed by Bouanga. After flirting with the red zone, Claude Puel’s team moved up to 14th place in the Ligue 1 standings with 7 points ahead of Lorient, 18th and play-off. All this while the Forez club have taken 11 points out of 15 in the last five games. Things are therefore better, but the Saint-Etienne coach does not hide it, maintenance is the one and only priority this season, the very idea of dreaming of anything else being absurd in Puel’s eyes. So, as Matchday 26 of the Championship has just started, fans can start to look at the rest of the calendar.
And that’s what Le Progrès did, which saw a big trend emerging for AS Saint-Etienne. ” While ASSE has won more outside (4) than in its cauldron (3), proof that the absence of spectators still has a real impact on the results, the Saint-Etienne club will travel as much as it will receive. . With the same balance between clubs from the first half of the table and those from the second half. With the good idea of winning next Sunday against Lorient, a direct competitor, the Greens would already be doing a good part of the way. We can hope, in view of the calendar, that the maintenance could be achieved on the evening of the 35th day in Montpellier (May 2). To afford the last three days of bonus … which will count financially depending on the place obtained », Explains the regional daily.