Allez Les Verts
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire currently languishes in the French Second Division; a sad state of affairs for a club that boasts 10 French titles, six Coupe de France titles, a Cou...
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Fun to see this squad list. I remember looking at this club, considering playing with them back in early 2022, when they were about to get relegated IRL. And I thought they had a great number of talented players, whom I wanted to build around.
Etienne Green was one. He's still there, I see. Perfect name for someone playing for St.Etienne, who play in green colours and are nicknamed Les Verts.
And then there are Nadé, Moueffek and Rivera, who are still there as well.
But most of the others have left for 'greener' pastures, I see. I had a few written down in a note, including:
Lucas Gourna - now RB Salzburg
Harold Moukoudi - now AEK Athens
Mahdi Camara - now Stade Brest
Arnaud Nordin - now Montpellier
Yvan Neyou - now Leganés
Adil Aouchiche - now Sunderland
Saidou Sow - now Strasbourg
I'm curious if your plans include bringing any of these back? Or at least they could be worth putting on your scouting list.
Friendlies Reveal Big Issues
St-Etienne took part in a European Friendly tournament this summer, and the results clearly show that the Manager has yet to get the squad into some kind of shape.
A good opening win against Frosinone was followed by some seriously big defeats against Verona
and Lecce, as the teams on the field struggled to find any kind of rhythm against ‘better’ sides.
There was a lack of any definable system, as the players seemed to be unaware of what they were meant to be doing, and many of the players visibly tired towards the end of each match. The conditioning of the players is obviously yet to yield results.
The defeat to Lecce was particularly hard to take, as the Italians effectively won the game in the first 30-odd minutes, waltzing through the defence with ease. At the other end, the strike force found it difficult to make chances against a typically Italian defence and, when they did get through, most of the time their shots went wide.
“It’s early days,” said Gasquet. “We are still working out who is who and the training is obviously going to take time to have the desired effects.
“We are sticking to the plan we have. It will deliver, but may take a while.”
ASSE’s supporters were clearly not happy and derision against the manager drained down from the stands, especially in the Lecce match. Clearly, the fan base is wondering just what the board have done with this appointment.
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