Zapping Goal! Football club ASSE: the editorial of Laurent Hess on the nice shot Pape Cissé
“During a previous intervention on Butfootballclub, I had hoped for ASSE to take seven points with the three matches of the past week. It’s done and that’s good. To be honest, I don’t know. ‘waited for the Greens to win in Nice and against FC Metz, I saw more of a success against FC Nantes. In any case, it is a very, very good accounting operation since, in the same time, Dijon, Nantes and Nîmes lost on the last day. I am especially not going to say here, and even less to think so, that the maintenance is acquired because there are in my opinion too many matches to be played. game, in the desire, and especially in the confidence that the group gives off, we still feel a lot more positive vibes in ASSE than in Nantes for example.
Against FC Metz, we especially saw that the transfer window had for once borne fruit in the Forez. We got so wrong in Sainté in choosing certain players, and even recently, that it is pleasant to see that, this time, Cissé and Modeste are already contributing something. Cisse, I found it very reassuring, solid, and especially on set pieces. He has a reading of the game which seems to me already beneficial and knowing it in defense with Debuchy, when the latter returns, offers a security which will be decisive in the coming weeks.
“Modeste’s future agreement with Hamouma will do a lot of good for the offensive sector”
As for Modeste, I had hoped for a while that the transfer window striker would be Slimani, before realizing that it would be much too expensive. But Modeste has a similar style, he weighs on the defenses, is good in a role of center remiser. And I have no doubt that his future agreement with Romain Hamouma brings positive effects to the offensive sector of the Saint-Etienne club. Anyway, we had no choice, it had become crucial to take a real center forward.
“Debuchy and Hamouma, an important issue”
I would like to end this column on ASSE by mentioning the case of two Claude Puel players. The match against Metz once again showed how much Romain Hamouma was in the squad. He has a technical ease that is not found in others. I’m not too worried that Puel and the executives won’t, for now, extend. There are other concerns to be managed, particularly economic ones, with the coronavirus and the Mediapro scandal. But all the same, let’s not forget that Hamouma can already get involved elsewhere and that the file must be quickly settled.
Moreover, this extension file also applies to Debuchy. An important file for the next few weeks with the Greens. The two men, beyond what they bring to the field, have human values that resemble those of the club. They embody what the supporters expect, this mixture of selflessness and talent. I’ve always wanted us to send a strong message to both players and to activate discussions. It would therefore be high time to sit down around the table and consider the next step. For the good of the club. “