AS Saint-Etienne : “It’s the first time I’ve been disappointed” | ASSE News

Did you analyze what went wrong in the derby?

“I rewatched the game several times. This is the first time that I have been disappointed by the attitude of the players because we did not do what we had to do. Facing OL in the first half, we moved in all compartments. You can’t play a derby citing tension.”

The situation is getting more and more critical, isn’t it?

“Every minute that passes, we play our skin. That’s what I told the players. The clock is not ticking in our favor. They are aware of the specter that hovers above them. You have to play all halves consistently, you don’t have the right to be intermittent.”

Do the players perceive your speech in a positive way?

” I told them. It is a chance. We can go from the status of cellar to hero. There are so many points to be gleaned that we cannot give up. We have to keep the clock ticking.”

Is the match against Angers a pivotal match?

“All encounters are. But this one especially since we are the only ones playing. Take a point or three, but we have to get it.”

There is one week left before the end of the transfer window, we have mentioned the possibility of enlisting Marcel Tisserand?

“Yes, but he won’t come. It is not possible. I would have liked to, but…”