ASSE obtained its second victory of the season this Saturday against Auxerre. Solid in the face of opposing attacks and sharp in the counterattacks, the Stéphanois won 3-1 against Christophe Pélissier’s men. Olivier Dall’Oglio spoke after the meeting.
“The boys responded”
Threatened at his position, Olivier Dall’Oglio is on the sidelines as ASSE advances Foot Mercato. But the technician regained confidence with his group this Saturday. Coach Stéphanois highlighted in a press conference the state of mind displayed by his players.
“Logical victory? Yes. The boys responded, even if everything was not perfect. In aggression, in self-sacrifice, we have been there. We won more duels than in the last matches, that’s important. It’s already good to create chances because we recovered a lot of balls. (…) This victory gives air which also gives confidence. We need to be rewarded too”
The third goal comes at the right time. It is also a collective goal. When I see Lucas (Stassin) who overflows and offers the goal to Zuriko (Davitashvili). It shows a state of mind! We also saw boys come in and play well, others not play and be very happy after the game. That’s a real collective.
We know we will have a difficult championship. You have to create a real collective to exist. We only have this collective route for that! And if in addition, the public helps us like this evening…”
Davitashvili could have done more
Author of a hat-trick, Zuriko Davitashvili made Stéphanoise’s domination a reality. Sharp and surgical in front of the cages of Donovan Léon, the Georgian did not do half-measures against the one who sent the Greens to Ligue 2. “He was big and strong. He could even have been even more so, because he created a lot of chances. »underlines Olivier Dall’Oglio after the meeting.
“But those are all the offensive ones I want to mention. Ben Old was impactful, Ibrahim Sissoko created spaces for his teammates. Zuriko Davitashvili in any case had a full match. It’s true that Davitashvili was also rewarded for his work. It could be a trigger for him. We saw certain things during the summer, during friendly matches. He has certain abilities, but also still a lot of room for improvement! »
Dall’Oglio doesn’t forget what’s next for ASSE
Although nothing has been done yet, Saint-Étienne has come a long way. Defeated by four goals in Brest, then humiliated in Nice (8-0), ASSE nevertheless held on to a draw in Nantes (2-2). The victory against AJA just before the international break is a real breath of fresh air. But Olivier Dall’Oglio does not rest on his achievements.
“We took a slap in the face two weeks ago, we’re using that. (…) We only have one path, we have no choice, it is the path of the collective. (…) We saw that to exist, we had to do much more. Today we won, but everything was not perfect. We are only on the way.
I’m waiting for us to confirm in terms of duels, to raise the level in mastering the game. We’ve seen a lot of transitions, we must also be able to set the game.”
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