With a second straight victory against Troyes last weekend (1-0), AS Saint-Etienne gave themselves a good breath of fresh air before facing PSG.
Since last May, the Forez club have not had two consecutive league wins. At the same time, before his victory against Clermont earlier this month, Sainté had yet to win a game this season. But in the space of two days, ASSE gained as many points as in three months. Proof that Claude Puel’s team is doing better. Now penultimate in L1, with only one point behind the first non-relegation, the Greens have taken their destiny back in hand in the fight for maintenance. But to get out of the deadlock before December, the Saint-Etienne group will have to score against PSG next Sunday. A not-so-impossible mission, according to Denis Balbir.
“ASSE – PSG remains a great poster of our Ligue 1”
“Yes, the Greens are still relegated at the start of the week but, ultimately, the place does not matter. You have to look at the number of points, the schedule… There are difficult matches coming up with Paris and Rennes at home, Brest and Reims on the move. Now is the time for ASSE to play its game. You should no longer be afraid of defeat, nor of playing. We must continue on the dynamic, do the best possible with the strengths that are those of Saint-Etienne. At the heart of this important week, with the expected announcements on the sale of the club and the reception of PSG, it will be difficult. You have to disregard the climate to focus on the athlete. We know very well that in Ligue 1 Paris is untouchable … Even playing Europe in the middle of the week. This reception of PSG is a Cup match to play, a gala match where we will have to try to take a point. A bonus point in the maintenance race. It won’t be easy, but the mistake is to portray yourself as a victim. The Greens will get away with the game. Sunday, at the start of the afternoon, there will be a bit of salt in the Cauldron with the absence of the kops, with the absence of the Parisian supporters, but that’s how it is. Even without an audience at the stadium, ASSE – PSG remains a great poster of our Ligue 1 “, released the consultant of Goal, who hopes that Sainté will show his best face against Paris.