Before ASSE's rout in the Coupe de France against OM (0-4), Ivan Gazidis spoke about the future of the Foréz club. And announced an active Mercato.
Ivan Gazidis was present this Sunday at Geoffroy-Guichard during the Coupe de France match against Marseille. Before the defeat of ASSE, the Saint-Etienne president spoke at the microphone of beIN. He first spoke of his confidence in Eirik Horneland. “The new coach needs to evaluate the team, we will spend a lot of time with him. He believes in the value of the players who are there now. He thinks he can help them improve to have a better playing system, with more initiatives. This is important for a squad where some players are discovering Ligue 1. It is important to have playing methods that give them confidence. »
“It is a mistake to say that our players are not good enough. We simply have to give them a game system so that they can express their qualities”
Gazidis then spoke about the upcoming Mercato. “We are arriving at the winter transfer window. We had to do some urgent things this summer. We understand more now and we will continue to make the right investments to take the club forward. I don't think we made any mistakes during the summer transfer window. I believe in the value of our players and I think that this quality has not yet been fully expressed. There was a lot of criticism about the lack of experience, about the youth of the team. But that's not true. There are teams who are younger, with less experience than us. And it's a mistake to say that our players are not good enough. You simply have to give them a game system so that they can express their qualities. » As for his absences, Gazidis had these words: “We have a team working here. I'm here often, I'll be here in January too. You will see me very often. The role of a president is to put the right people in place and there are people who are here all the time. There is in particular Jean-François Soucasse, someone I respect. There is Huss Fahmy, Jaeson Rosenfeld for example. We are in constant contact.” And Gazidis, who did not mention the names of Loïc Perrin and Samuel Rustem, added, finally: “We believe that ASSE, if it wants to regain its role, must take an international approach. Otherwise the club will not be able to express its potential. We have to give results to our supporters. For Christmas, I have a list for all of us. To think about the new year, to think about what we can all do to improve ourselves. »
