In 20th and last place in the Ligue 1 standings, AS Saint-Étienne must have an incredible second part of the season to save its place in the top flight. And especially the Greens must have a little luck.
To summarize the current situation of ASSE to a lack of luck would be simplistic, because it is obvious that the Saint-Etienne side have sometimes come close to nothing during this first half of the 2021-2022 season. But it’s true, the games have sometimes turned the wrong way for Saint-Étienne when the Greens did not deserve it. And it was not the replacement of Claude Puel by Pascal Dupraz that turned the tide. We saw it against Nantes on Wednesday, it was when AS Saint-Étienne dominated the most and almost regaled Geoffroy-Guichard that the Canaries scored the winning goal. Referring to this aspect of things, and after having crushed the leaders of ASSE, Kevin Diaz admitted on RMC that Wahbi Khazri and his teammates had often had the scoumoune for a few months and that if that changed a little, then the situation of the Greens could quickly improve.
AS Saint-Etienne grinds black more than green
For the former footballer, now a consultant for the After, the fate is really opposite for Saint-Étienne. ” Honestly, I have seen a lot more ASSE games this season than last year and you have a feeling they are not that far away. Indeed, you have players who are able to make the difference offensively at any time (…) There are things where you tell yourself that things will turn out with Pascal Dupraz. He can find the springs. Finally every time not. The scenario is scary every time. For example against PSG, you tell yourself that they are going to do the feat, that it will give them a boost for the rest of the season and ultimately they lose at the end of the match. There is never this thing that turns in their direction! “, Notes Kevin Diaz, who does not hide his concern for the future of AS Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1.