AS Saint-Etienne : no, Claude Puel did not put Printant’s deputy in the closet | ASSE News

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Arrived from PSG to be Ghislain Printant’s assistant in the summer of 2019, Laurent Huard quickly found himself weakened at AS Saint-Etienne when Claude Puel arrived. The former midfielder was then sent back to training. A downgrade for many but not for the Breton.

In the columns of Progress this Sunday, the former deputy spoke with passion about his new life: “There is no sidelining at all. I had the opportunity to continue to thrive at ASSE. This is a collegial decision. Claude (Puel) offered me this role in training and I accepted it with pride. I had the opportunity to work with him for a year. I saw how it worked, we got to know each other (C. Puel). If he offered me this job, he thought I could be the right fit for the job. In training, I’m having a blast, “said Laurent Huard.

The opportunity for the native of Fougères to break a preconceived idea about Claude Puel, which does not necessarily fall all heads when he begins his project in a club.