ASSE has belonged to the Canadian group Kilmer Sports Ventures since June 2024. After a complicated return to Ligue 1, the Greens are struggling in the championship. Enough to provoke a strong opinion from David Gluzman in Génération After on RMC. Transcription.
A promising Stéphanois project
Bought by the Kilmer Sports Ventures group this summer, Saint-Étienne displays a new level of ambition. Back in Ligue 1, ASSE now has more financial resources. David Gluzman does not hide his enthusiasm around the project chaired by Ivan Gazidis.
“Everything seemed to come together to arouse my enthusiasm, awaken my curiosity and finally bring the club into a modern era. The new management arrived at the right time. The financial resources are also substantial: with the option to purchase Pierre Ekwah, the Sunderland player, the club invested 30 million euros In a Ligue 1 with a limited budget, where five teams did not spend to strengthen themselves, this places Saint-Étienne fifth among the most spending clubs. , the management team has solid experience.”
At the close of the transfer window, recruitment seemed correct. As a coach, we still have Olivier Dall'Oglio: we did not extend him until 2026, but we gave him a year to prove his abilities. Management is moving towards a modern, data-driven approach.”
“The ASSE project is a big disappointment for me”
But Olivier Dall'Oglio's men are struggling to start their season. 16th in Ligue 1, ASSE has a string of poor performances. The Greens suffer from an unbalanced squad. The After Foot columnist points out KSV's reservations regarding the development of the club.
“However, Jean-François Soucasse and Loïc Perrin, associated with the Caïazzo-Romeyer era, remained in place. I have the impression that there is immense potential to bring this club into modernity, but that we are still hesitant to shake up the institution The result: an unbalanced workforce with talented recruits identified by the data, but an unchanged base of Ligue 2 workforce.
ASSE must rush towards Wilfried Nancy
If Olivier Dall'Oglio is threatened on his bench, the rumor of a new coach has been circulating for several weeks. One of them leads to Wilfried Nancy, coach of the Columbus Crew of a certain Dylan Chambost.
“They are thinking of Wilfried Nancy, a French coach who won the MLS with Columbus, a coach with a modern vision. But with an investment of 30 million, plus 20 million in reserve, I want to tell them: really go all out Saint-Étienne needs this wind of modernity. It is this hesitation, this footing still in the old Saint-Étienne, which frustrates me. The club must finally dare to free itself from its old ties. the ideal year for this transformation.”
