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French clubs are coming off a gloomy European Cup season, one more. And that will not change in the years to come, announces Claude Puel in a ruthless observation on French training, and the departures of young people.
With maintenance now 99% assured, AS Saint-Etienne can finally breathe. Claude Puel is not, however, likely to take advantage of this relief to field a rejuvenated team, since the nuggets of the training center have been on the ground almost all season. A forced choice because of economic constraints and the departures of the most promising players each summer. A system that has the gift of annoying the general manager of the Greens, for whom the
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