In great difficulty this season, AS Saint-Etienne is going through a pivotal moment. A redemption is closer and closer while the club continues the bad results. A new era announced which Denis Balbir is wary of. The chronicler of Goal Football Club fears a disillusionment at the Girondins de Bordeaux.
” Personally, I think you have to be wary. Do not think that the savior is arriving in Forez, that Cristiano Ronaldo will come to Saint-Etienne… Before making a clean sweep and accepting the millions, you have to take the time to look at everything, to study everything. AS Saint-Etienne is part of the heritage of French football. We saw what the sale of Bordeaux had caused and where the Girondins stand today in terms of DIY. When you sell a club to someone who is totally unfamiliar with football, you have to lock everything down first. […] Everyone agrees that Saint-Etienne will build an exceptional team and try again to play the leading roles. Me the first. But before that, we need solid guarantees. I prefer ASSE to play 10th or 15th place with the assurance of sustainability than to set off on a totally ubiquitous deal, without anticipation or built project and which can turn out to be negative over time. “