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“With Paul Bernardoni and Sada Thioub, ASSE recorded two new reinforcements last week. A week without a match since the match against SCO Angers was postponed due to Covid in the ranks of the locals. What do I think of this recruitment? I would say that any player who has a little experience in Ligue 1 and at the international level can be of added value … I think so more for Paul Bernardoni than for Sada Thioub, whom I admit to knowing less.

After that, everything will depend on the adaptation. But I think that going looking for players who know the championship is more reassuring. We can see this clearly with the case of Ignacio Ramirez, who ultimately only stayed a few months in Forez. Paul Bernardoni is only 24 years old but he has already been in Ligue 1 for a long time. He is someone who can bring serenity. He has already had a few maintenance races since his debut at Troyes and he can bring things to the locker room.

“Bernardoni? He will bring experience and immediate effect “

On paper, Sada Thioub’s depth attacker profile can be interesting. Is he the one who will really score goals? Do we not end up stacking profiles similar to Arnaud Nordin? Difficult to judge today. Let’s give him a few matches. If he plays quickly … Pascal Dupraz said of Thioub that he should work extra hard to erase a few extra pounds on the scales.

If Saint-Etienne, it becomes the center of giving a form of Merano, it’s annoying … With Bakary Sako, we are looking for a makeover. With Joris Gnagnon and Sada Thioub, we talk about weight. ASSE is not there to help players regain their physical condition! Today the team has 12 points. The club is on the street. If it’s to take overweight players, get them back in shape so that they can go have fun elsewhere in six months, there is no point. What is the added value of taking someone who is not ready until February or March? The key matches are being played right now. You need players who are physically and mentally ready.

This is also why in this winter recruitment, I am more attached to the arrival of Paul Bernardoni. There, we are talking about a real reinforcement despite the qualities of Etienne Green (who is currently injured). After the departure of Jessy Moulin, the position lacked experience. He will bring some and immediate effect.

“Romeyer goes against the grain a little too often”

Finally, a word about Roland Romeyer’s last interview in Progress last Friday. An outing that I would qualify as “embarrassing”. I read that he reproached Claude Puel for his refusal to recruit last summer when there was money for that. First news then. It is not at all the echoes that I had. Everyone can say or rewrite their truth … I do not see how a coach who knows that his squad is too short in quality and quantity could refuse to recruit. I think we gave weapons to Pascal Dupraz that we had not given to Claude Puel. That does not take anything away from the mistakes made, but I think that it is not by clearing oneself and pouring out in the newspapers that the problems are solved.

When the leaders had to speak, Roland Romeyer stayed in the background. There, while the club is in an emergency, we hear the president again. At a time when it is necessary to improve the athlete and stick together, Romeyer’s interview is very unwelcome. In these cases, it’s best to keep a low profile. Unfortunately, Roland Romeyer is a little too often against the grain … “

The ASSE chronicle by Denis Balbir

Denis Balbir gives his opinion on the arrivals of Paul Bernardoni and Sada Thioub as well as on Roland Romeyer’s last outing at ASSE. Our consultant is much more seduced by the signature of the Angevin guardian than by the other arrival of the week …

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