Laurent Batlles will be present with Troyes this season in Ligue 1 and mentioned the meeting in Saint-Etienne.
“It’s Saint-Etienne. All my friends have called me before. Some want to come and watch the first leg in Troyes. The meeting in Geoffroy-Guichard will be very strong for me. My family will be there and there will also be a reunion with the Saint-Etienne audience. It’s something that I quickly saw, I wish it had been earlier, ”said the Troyes manager.
He added: “When I ended my playing career, Saint-Etienne gave me the means to pass my coaching diplomas. It is not negligible. This club has given me a lot as a player and a coach. I have always said to the two presidents and to the managing director at the time: they are the ones who allowed me to have this conversion. I thank them. “