In an editorial published by Le Progrès, former Saint-Etienne player Patrick Guillou says he has not liked the communication of ASSE at all for a few months.
“From now on, everything must be smooth, controlled and without roughness. However, football at ASSE must breathe and sweat passion. Enough is enough ! So, to avoid possible legal proceedings, not to be accused of a conspirator, the letter writers put away their prickly feathers. Too much is too much (…) Questions are imposed on ASSE: Only the general manager will be able to answer them, “said the BeIn Sports consultant in Le Progrès.
Before continuing: “Will players at the end of their contract be extended? Will the loaned players be kept? Are start-up contracts shielded? Who will be Saint-Etienne’s next goalkeeper? Will the technical staff be the same? What role for Loïc Perrin? To govern is to foresee. By dint of looking for a gas leak with a lighter, by dint of trying to extinguish a fire with a gas pump, large mandarins can sometimes turn into small mandarins. “