With Angers, RC Lens and Olympique Lyonnais on the calendar after the winter break, AS Saint-Etienne will have a lot to do, especially since Claude Puel – if he is still a coach of the Greens – will have to deal with many absent due to the Africa Cup of Nations which will take place from January 9 to February 6.
Indeed, Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia), Denis Bouanga (Gabon), Harold Moukoudi (Cameroon), Yvan Neyou (Cameroon) and Saidou Sow (Guinea) are concerned for a possible selection. This could also be the case for Mahdi camara.
Born in France to a Gambian father, the young 23-year-old midfielder who is also able to evolve as a right-back, has been dredged for several weeks by Gambian coach Tom Saintfiet, who even made the trip to Metz, this Saturday, to meet Mahdi Camara.
ASSE could therefore find itself without 6 incumbents in January. If by then the Greens have not raised the bar, the worst is to be feared for the end of the season …