Despite the defeat against PSG last week, on the 15th day of Ligue 1, the Stéphanois coach is a little more serene thanks to two consecutive successes against Clermont (3-2) and Troyes (1-0).
Without a win until the 13th day therefore, Claude Puel saw his situation at the head of the Greens seriously questioned at that time. He even came close to being fired three times, according to information from Goal Football Club.
He would have been saved by the return of his team in the derby against Lyon (1-1), with the last-minute equalizer of Wahbi Khazri. Then the new miraculous draw in Angers (2-2) where ASSE, led 2-0, had managed to snatch a point in added time. And thus the success in Troyes, during the 14th day.
His replacement had already been found, still according to But Football Club: David Guion, free since his departure from Reims last season. Passed by the green house as assistant to Laurent Roussey and as director of the training center, he finally seems to be moving away from the Stéphanois bench. For the moment…
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