“My players did honor to the green jersey”

AS Saint-Étienne will wait a little longer. After two seasons spent in Ligue 2, the Forez club met its neighbor and enemy Lyon this Sunday, November 10 at Groupama Stadium, as part of the 11th day of Ligue 1. Without a victory against Les Gones since the fall of 2019, the players by Olivier Dall'Oglio extended this series by losing with a short header on a goal from Alexandre Lacazette in the first period. Enough to give the Saint-Etienne coach some regrets.

“A lot of regrets about the second half”

“We knew that the start was important and we especially had to contain Lyon in the first period, reacted Olivier Dall'Oglio in the post-match press conference. They had chances but so did we. On the other hand, I I have a lot of regrets about the second half. We had a long highlight. I saw players who fought, were united and disciplined. I hoped that we would find a fault on the set piece. . We have too much failed in the finishing”, he regretted.

And “sincerely, I think we could bring something back, even if it was messier at the end,” he continued. “We work with this group which has a great state of mind. The players really want move forward and we are all moving forward with them”, assured the coach of the promoted Forézien, who now calls for “calmly analyzing things and continuing to make this team progress. I am proud of the players who put in the effort. determination. They did honor to the green jersey. This evening.” Sixteenth with 10 points, ASSE will play a crucial match after the international break against Montpellier, bottom with three points less (Saturday November 23 at 7 p.m.).

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