Author of a catastrophic start to the season, AS Saint-Étienne is dangerously stuck in the relegation zone. The supporters demand the departure of Claude Puel.
The start of the seasonAS Saint-Etienne is a real nightmare. Good last in Ligue 1 with 4 points in 10 games, the Greens have not won a game this season. The anger of the supporters is felt and this Thursday, it reached a new stage. Claude Puel, club coach, has drawn the wrath of supporters of the Saint-Etienne club. They decided to express their dissatisfaction by imposing an ultimatum on the former Lyon coach: “We give you 24 hours to resign”. This is the message displayed on a banner hanging from the gates of the ASSE training center. The message is clear, Claude Puel is no longer welcome.
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However, the former Monaco player did not seem decided to pack his bags right away. ” I live it all through my team. I’m not used to putting myself forward. I want to give my all with my staff for the team. (…) For me, there is no pressure. Everything is centered on my players. I want to see smiles, and the best way is to win. I see progress in our training, and also, paradoxically, between our matches. The players do not go to fight for their coach, but for their club and also because they want to get out of this situation “ he replied at a press conference on Thursday, reports Goal! Saint Etienne.
Claude Puel should therefore be on the Saint-Etienne bench this Friday for the match against Angers at Geoffroy-Guichard, where the reception promises to be particularly hostile. To make matters worse, the technician will have to deal without his goalkeeper Étienne Green, who suffered a concussion following a collision with … his teammate Timothée Kolodziejczak during the debacle suffered against Strasbourg (1-5) last Sunday. The 30-year-old defender is also not expected to start the game.