Encouraging debut for Eirik Horneland. Because appointed to head the team in mid-December, the Norwegian coach has already changed the face of the Greens in Ligue 1. Defeated last Sunday in Paris, ASSE hosts the Canaries this Sunday (3 p.m.).
A fierce fight to stay in Ligue 1
Less than a month ago, Saint-Etienne supporters certainly would not have imagined ASSE capable of challenging ASSE last Sunday. “JI would also like to congratulate Saint-Étienne. Luis Enrique then admitted at a press conference. They offered an offensive and aggressive game. “The teammates of Zuriko Davitashvili, scorer from a free kick, bowed with their heads held high in a Parc des Princes filled with a thousand green supporters.
A performance in continuation of that offered a week earlier, during the victory against Reims. “We want to gradually get closer to the level of the best teams in this championship, the ASSE coach mentioned at the time. I think we have good players. We still need to get more out of it.“
The canaries heading to Forez
While ASSE is in sixteenth place in Ligue 1, Eirik Horneland's players welcome Antoine Kombouaré's FC Nantes this Sunday (3 p.m.). Tied on points (16), the difference between the two teams is made up of goal difference (-21 for Saint-Étienne, -7 for Nantes).
The reception of the FCN could be an opportunity for the Stéphanois to glean three precious points, while the opposition against Lille, Rennes or Marseille is getting closer. In the race to remain, FC Nantes has not had a victory in the championship since December 8 (Rennes, 1-0).
But the Canaries will move to Geoffroy-Guichard with a thorn in their side. Qualified in the Coupe de France, unlike ASSE, the Nantes residents face Stade Brestois this Wednesday January 15 (6:30 p.m.). Antoine Kombouaré's players will certainly be less fresh than the Stéphanois this Sunday, while the smallest detail counts in the race to maintain.
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