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At the head of ASSE between 2019 and 2021, Claude Puel followed his team's specifications by recruiting players at a lower cost. In the middle of the COVID period, he named Yvan Neyou, who was then playing in Braga. But the player went off the radar after the departure of the technician. A regret for Puel, who returned to this operation.
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The COVID-19 crisis forced the teams to undergo austerity. At the head of ASSE during this period, Claude Puel was ordered to look for players at a lower cost. Very quickly, his research led him to Portugal and in particular to Sporting Braga. There, the technician discovers the talent of'Yvan Neyoutrained to Sedanbut left abroad very early.
A fanfare debut for Neyou
« Our meeting is the result of a particular story. Yvan missed out on the circuits, I knew his representative when he was in the Braga reserve team. I was shown images and I found it interesting with great qualities » said Puel has Foot Market. A few days after his arrival atASSEthe technician made his debut in the Coupe de France final against PSG. «If you like the game, players like Yvan Neyou make you love football, and not just physical players, who are too privileged today. The Coupe de France final was the turning point, it was extraordinary and astonishing because no one really knew his level” admitted the coach.
“I find it a shame”
But the situation deteriorated very quickly for Neyou. Listed as a protégé of Puelhe disappeared from the radar after the departure of the coach in 2021, just like Mahdi Camara. « I find it a shame that ASSE, after my departure, did not believe in him given the level he displayed. He formed a nice doublet with Mahdi Camara, today in Brest. Best friends in everyday life, and players on whom Saint-Étienne did not count, and when we see their level today, it's a shame » launched Puel this Saturday.
