The coach Laurent Mortel sees that his players are ahead compared to last season even if he is not talking about anything other than maintenance for the moment. As evidenced by his comments before the final match of 2024 against PSG: “It's always easier to work when you take points. We want to continue our project in the quest for maintenance. These 15 points allow us to consider the future with a lot of positivity. When we compare with last year's project, we are ahead, it is not a given but it is progressing well.
The squad has changed, I think we took more seasoned players at the D1 level, we were able to acclimatize to the D1 level. We took important points. We are also capable of doing great things against the big guys. This year's promotions take points, the championship is far from over, we still need to take points.”
Solène Champagnac She is also aiming to maintain it even if she hopes to acquire it early in the season so why not look higher, as she confides to the club's official website: “Our main objective remains the same: maintenance. The sooner we achieve this goal, the better. This can allow us to aim for higher places, even though we know that qualifying for the Play-Offs will be very difficult. From a personal point of view, I want to continue to progress as I have done since my arrival at Saint-Étienne. Apart from that, good health, avoiding injuries and continuing to flourish at the club. (…) The group is doing very well, despite our defeat against Paris Saint Germain at Geoffroy-Guichard. Despite the result, there were some great things, and no one cheated. When analyzing video, the content was overall good. We start the break with 15 points, in 7th position in the standings, which is huge and in line with our objective. We will now all rest to be ready on January 8 against Reims. Overall, the group is doing very well and the first objective has been achieved.”
In the standings, the Greens are currently seventh with 15 points on the clock. They are eight points ahead of the relegation places and five behind the play-offs and Dijon.
