This Saturday, the ASSE receive the RC Lens for a meeting which is reminiscent of the greatest years of football. Discover the composition of Saint-Etienne.
ASSE: The Covid and the CAN decimate the Greens
It is a pivotal moment that theAS Saint-Etienne this week-end. After their postponed game against Angers SCO, the Loire club will finally be able to play their first Ligue 1 game of the year, against a historic opponent. In the middle of the winter transfer window, Sainté receives RC Lens in a very special meeting. The Greens will have to evolve without several of their executives for multiple reasons, enough to witness a completely unusual composition.
In addition to the departure of some CAN players (Saïdou Sow, Harold Moukoudi, Yvan Neyou, Denis Bouanga and Wahbi Khazri), ASSE will have to compose without certain squad figures affected by the Covid-19. Yes Pascal Dupraz Wanted to be evasive on the name of the positive cases, yesterday at a press conference, we now know that they are Bakary Sako and Timothée Kolodziejczak. A terrible disappointment that Saint-Etienne thus leaves without a central hinge, since luckily, Alpha Sissoko, Kolodziejczak’s understudy has also just tested positive.
Mahdi Camara in Swiss Army Knife
These recent disappointments from Saint-Etienne should push Pascal Dupraz to make a strong choice behind, a decision which could be that of placing the midfielder. Mahdi camara in the defense axis. According to The team, this option seems more than likely in view of the forces present among the Greens. A position that the Martigues native had already experienced against Strasbourg and Lyon last year, with varying degrees of success.
Likely line-up of ASSE against RC Lens:
Guardian : P. Bernardoni
Defenders: Y. Mason, M. Camara, M. Nadé, M. Trauco
Midfielders: R. Boudebouz (C), A. Moueffek, Z. Youssouf
Attackers: S. Thioub, J-P. Krasso, A. Aouchiche
Note: This composition is likely to change this Friday depending on the latest Covid test carried out by AS Saint-Etienne, which could reveal other positive cases.