Gradually, the residents of Ligue 1 unveil their recovery schedule before the start of the 2021-2022 fiscal year. It’s AS Saint-Étienne’s turn to reveal the teams they will face in order to best prepare for the following season.
Claude Puel’s troops will experience a preparation where adversity should be stronger over the weeks. They will start with a duel with Le Puy Foot 43 on July 10. The club based in Puy-en-Velay which evolves in National 2 will make the trip to the Aimé Jacquet stadium, the training ground for several ASSE teams. 6 days later, a clash with the Bourg-en-Bresse team (National) will be on display at the Robert Herbin sports center. It will then be it was the turn of GF 38 to face the Stéphanois. The Grenoblois did not come far from a climb in Ligue 1 but finished in 4th place in Ligue 2. The Greens will face them one day after their match against the Burgiens. Finally, the Stéphanois will end with a deadline against a new resident of Ligue 1 sincean opposition against Clermont Foot will be proposed on July 24. Pascal Gastien’s men had a superb season in Ligue 2. The latter was punctuated by a magnificent 2nd place. The Clermontois hope to continue this dynamic and to do well among the greats during the 2021-2022 campaign.
A rested group …
After a very contrasted 2020-2021 season, the outcome of which was favorable to them with an 11th place in the ranking, the Stéphanois hope to find color again during the next campaign. This will first require good preparation for the summer. A rested and almost complete squad resumed training on Monday. Only Miguel Trauco still has not joined France, he who will play in a Copa America quarter-final on Friday with Peru against Paraguay on July 02. The ASSE left-back will join the squad in July. Barring an exceptional scenario where the Peruvians manage to climb to the final which will be played on July 11 at the legendary Maracanã stadium, he will be present for the Greens’ first preparation match.
As for the other players in the squad, none have taken part in an international competition such as the Copa America or the Euro.
