On Wednesday evening, Saint-Etienne won a precious success at Angers (0-1) in a late match for the 20th day of Ligue 1.
Red lantern in Ligue 1, ASSE breathes a little better this Thursday morning after this victory in Angers, the first of the Pascal Dupraz era. The Greens are still two points behind Lorient and four points behind Metz, but with this victory, new prospects are available to the Stéphanois. Especially since the Greens strengthened during this winter transfer window with the signings of Paul Bernardoni, Sada Thioub, Bakary Sako and Eliaquim Mangala. According to Ryad Boudebouz, interviewed by Prime Video after Saint-Etienne’s victory on the SCO lawn, two additional players will join ASSE in the coming hours. Something to ignite the Saint-Etienne supporters, who suddenly regained hope after their team’s victory in Angers.
Two additional recruits in Saint-Etienne?
🎙️ Boudebouz:
“We must not forget that these are young players, we have players who are at the CAN and who will come back, we have two other recruits who will come. The group will be expanded, we will have a lot of players to get this posture!”#ASSEVia @PVSportFR pic.twitter.com/Gkl0mdl1VH
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“We still have two recruits who will come, the group will be expanded, we will have a lot of players to ensure this maintenance” rejoiced Ryad Boudebouz, very good in Angers and who believes more than ever in the chances of Saint-Etienne to maintain themselves. It now remains to be seen if Ryad Boudebouz was talking about Mangala and Gnagnon, the only two recruits not to have played yet or if the Algerian international was talking about two surprise reinforcements for Saint-Etienne. Anyway, hope is back in Forez after this success in Angers. Saint-Etienne coach Pascal Dupraz was also satisfied after this first victory in 2022. “It’s the reward of a club, but it’s only three points, which makes us 15. And with 15 points, we look a little less stupid than with 12. I’m very happy for the players and for the technical staff. I don’t know if the victory is deserved, but in content we are getting closer to what I want.” appreciated Pascal Dupraz, who is now looking forward to being able to integrate all his recruits to make Saint-Etienne an even more competitive team.