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“On Sunday, ASSE won against OM (1-0) in their prestigious match. The Greens are coming back well and could even switch in the first half of the table. If there had not been this misstep against Brest, it would already be the case. This season, Saint-Etienne will have taken six points out of six possible against Marseille by scoring three times and making two clean sheets. The performance deserves to be highlighted.
Against Marseille, we have again seen an increasingly exemplary goalkeeper, who is building up confidence. We saw a solid team, with a midfielder and attacking assets that are gradually increasing. It is promising for the future. In my opinion, Saint-Etienne has the weapons to reproduce the performance of the Parc des Princes and annoy Lille … or at least delay the northern coronation. I do not see ASSE as a foil for LOSC. For Lille, it will be a more complicated match than it seems even if I already imagined that for the derby that the Mastiffs easily won.
“Some supporters of the Greens may be behind Galtier but …”
What is interesting about the end of the season for the Greens is that Claude Puel has given his players the will to finish in style and to be the perfect referee for the end of the championship. For some players, it will undoubtedly be special to face Christophe Galtier in a match like that. Some, like Arnaud Nordin, had their first professional chance with this coach and it will inevitably be a special meeting for them. Now we will have to put the feelings aside. It will be hard because Lille is superior to Saint-Etienne on paper but, in the current dynamic, I tell myself that this team can annoy Lille.
Due to his longevity and what he did in Saint-Etienne, Christophe Galtier is a coach who has counted in the modern history of the Greens. With him, everything was not perfect but there is a real respect in Forez. I have a strange feeling that some supporters will be happy regardless of the outcome of this gala match. If ASSE hits Lille, they will obviously be happy. Now if the LOSC wins by a short head and Christophe Galtier is champion, they will have a consolation prize and a small success by proxy. But I don’t think Claude Puel, who led Lille, or the players from Saint-Etienne will be of the same opinion …
“Etienne Green, obvious for the future”
To finish on Saint-Etienne, a little word on Etienne Green, who succeeds in his interim and continues the matches. For the rest, I think he deserves his place of number 1 … Even if, in a sense, it hurts my heart for Jessy Moulin. Moulin brought a lot to ASSE when he was the holder. He succeeded Ruffier in a delicate period. We cannot completely sweep this aside! But the answer of the moment is on the ground: ASSE sees the emergence of a very young goalkeeper, Moulin is 35 years old and more than a year on contract … Etienne Green represents more the future and, even if Claude Puel does not ‘is not yet clearly positioned, it is obvious that Green will be the starter next season. “