After its victory against Lille, the first this season, ASSE has launched its championship. Olivier Dall’Oglio affirms that his team is on the right track.
“We are building a team”declared Saint-Etienne coach Olivier Dall’Oglio after ASSE’s victory over Lille (1-0) on Friday at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in a match on the 4th day of Ligue 1.
After three defeats at the start against Monaco, Le Havre and Brest, this is the first success – and the first goal – for the Greens this season, promoted after two years of purgatory in L2.
“There was a lot of running and energy expenditure. We have young players who are going to come up. We are building a team. It takes time. I know that some are very impatient. We will have to wait a little bit. But I am hopeful of having a real team and of being able to fight in each match as we did tonight (Friday) against Lille.”continued the Saint-Etienne technician at a press conference.
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“It’s a great collective victory with the real values that we want to see here. We saw a crowd, that’s important for us. In difficult times, we need to feel that strength behind us,” rejoiced Dall’Oglio, also satisfied with “the discipline of his team.”which allowed him to win.
“We raised the level technically with longer conservation sequences. I had asked the players to gain confidence in themselves. The contribution of the new players was very important. If we want to exist, we had to raise our physical, technical and mental level. We held on during difficult periods and that shows a real state of mind. I saw a lot of things that I want to see again in the following matches.” he confided. Saint-Etienne’s next match is scheduled for next Friday in Nice.
