For Denis Balbir, it is important not that ASSE let Claude Puel leave the club. The project must be built with him according to the consultant.
“According to some sources, plans to take over ASSE are progressing and it is increasingly rumored that some potential buyers wish to part ways with Claude Puel upon their arrival in Forez. I tell myself that it would be a shame. We can say everything about Claude Puel’s record over the past year and a half, but the Manager of the Greens has a real project. Once again, that would be a radical change of course. To have results, clubs need stability. If we look at Claude Puel’s work for a year and a half, there are more positives than negatives. Whether his original idea was good or bad, he stuck to it, ”said the consultant on But !.
He added: “Even though he was tough at times with some executives, I don’t see many bad marks in 20 months with the Greens. We must not forget that Claude Puel didn’t have a lot of chances either. He recovered a team with financial problems, forced to sell his promises William Saliba then Wesley Fofana. He was also not spared from major injuries like that of Yvann Maçon. He has had to deal with many cases of Covid. Despite everything, ASSE sought a quiet demeanor. The balance seems to me much more positive than negative. Saint-Etienne is building a new framework with young people. I am not in favor of change for the sake of change. Having a buyer who has a lot of money is good. Now if it’s to come up with bad ideas, turn everything upside down and have average results … “