If it is premature to talk about a match of fear at this time of the season, the meeting between AS Saint-Etienne and Montpellier HSC is important. Indeed, the two teams which are currently in the red zone must achieve a result. A victory is even required for ASSE.
A meeting with a particular taste for Olivier Dall'Oglio, who will face his former club with whom he has not necessarily remained on good terms. “The general balance was there but we had to find the right executives. We see it here in Saint-Étienne, we lack executives. When there aren't any, it takes a little more time to work. is a bit of the regret I have at the MHSC, they didn't give me a lot of time, even though we weren't in danger either. When I left, we were 11th. 'today, they would all be happy to be in this place,” he confided in Le Midi Libre.
A balance which is precarious at AS Saint-Etienne, due to executives who are not all present. This is particularly the case of Yunis Abdelhamid. Arriving freely this summer from Stade de Reims, the 37-year-old Moroccan international defender was supposed to bring stability and solidity to the Saint-Etienne defense. But things don't go as planned.
In great difficulty since the start of the season, Yunis Abdelhamid has been taken aback by some of the ASSE supporters. Now relegated to the substitutes' bench, Reims should however start against Montpellier HSC this Saturday.
We are not going to kid ourselves, this decision is linked to the numerous absences in defense, particularly Mickaël Nadé and Anthony Briançon. Still, this tenure could well be the last chance for Yunis Abdelhamid to prove that he is still capable of getting to the level of Ligue 1.
If he screws up, we can be sure that his future could no longer take shape at Saint-Etienne, and this in the short term, especially since Olivier Dall'Oglio hopes that a defender will be recruited in January. Several avenues are even already being studied, including that leading to Mateusz Wieteska who knows Ligue 1 well having played at Clermont Foot.
Meet Mateusz Wieteska in the video below.
