Appointed president of ASSE, Ivan Gazidis has been strangely discreet since the start of the season. Indeed, the South African is rarely present in Saint-Etienne since he operates from abroad. This Sunday, he accepted his absence from Forez, ensuring that he still had a team present on site.
The first six months of the new Saint-Etienne management have been highly criticized. On the front line, Ivan Gazidisalmost never Saint-Etienne despite a deep crisis and his role as president of ASSE. “ At ASSE, there is nothing. Nothing. We cannot accept this. When a president is absent 29 days out of 30 or 30 days out of 31, it can't work. I heard “they have to sell, they have to sell” », railed in particular Jean-Michel Larque after the slap in the face l'OGC Nice (8-0). He promises to be more present from January and therefore accepts his absence.
“I will be there in January, you will see me very often”
« We have a team that works here, I am here often. I will be there in January, you will see me very often. The role of the president is to put the right people in place. There are people who are here all the time. We are in constant contact, football has evolved a lot ”, remarked Ivan Gazidis at the microphone of beIN SPORTS.
“ASSE must take an international approach”
« The way you own a club has changed a lot. We believe that ASSE must take an international approach to progress », added the president of the AXISwho will have a lot of work in the coming days…
