The love story between AS Saint-Étienne and Stéphane Ruffier ended in blood sausage. A year after his dismissal, Claude Puel returned to this episode for RMC…
“Ruffier, it was pretty simple. There was no problem with him. As soon as I started, in the second game of the season, I gave him advice on a dismissal, he spoke loudly. I had never heard that from a player to his coach. It continued on another match which was behind closed doors. Everyone has heard.
We had no complaints. I couldn’t admit it. Afterwards, as the team was in difficulty, he was also in difficulty in managing the games. I told him that I was going to give him a breath to put Moulin by giving him reasons. He got up and took it really badly, he called his agent and it was gone in all media, I got set on fire just for putting a player to rest. Our relationships couldn’t be what they should have been », Explained Claude Puel for RMC.