ASSE occupies the delicate position of play-off and has therefore decided to oust Olivier Dall'Oglio. Enough to create an electric shock in the locker room and allow the Greens to maintain their position? Lionel Charbonnier is not so sure. The 98 world champion is of the opinion that the Saint-Etienne club must absolutely recruit if it wishes to maintain itself.
At mid-season, ASSE is more than ever threatened by relegation. The Forez club is 16th ahead Montpellier et Le Havre and he will compete in the play-offs to stay in Ligue 1 if the situation does not change. To get out of this bad situation, the leaders decided to separate d'Olivier Dall'Oglio and they certainly believe that this change of coach will allow them to turn things around. Lionel Charbonnier is not of this opinion.
“I have no certainty”
« You need certainty. For me, when you have a winter transfer window, you have to be certain that it will be better than what you have had until now. Will it be better with a coach you've never seen in Ligue 1? We don't know, personally I have no certainty. If they have certainties, so much the better. The leaders also had certainties with these players, with the squad which started. Olivier Dall'Oglio complained immediately, saying: be careful, this is a very young workforce, post-training, the average age is very, very young, this is a workforce that is rising from Ligue 2 in Ligue 1, who must learn very quickly, with young people who must save a club while they are young. I'm going to take my example of Camavinga in Rennes when Rennes collapsed and he was asked to hold the club at arm's length… You can't ask young people to hold a club at arm's length like that », lamented the world champion 98 In l’After Foot. For him, the miracle solution will come from the transfer window, not otherwise.
“Saint-Étienne absolutely must recruit”
« Of course for me the problem at Saint-Étienne is rather the squad. Changing the coach might be good, we don't know. In any case, what is certain is that the number one problem is that we must have executives. These young people, if you ask them to save a club when 90% of them haven't been in the club for ages, they don't have that DNA, you have to supervise them. Judicious recruitment is required. Saint-Étienne absolutely must recruit. Saint-Étienne needs at least one player on each line, but they need a manager! A guy who supervises these young people. Locker room executives but also executives on the field. Even if they are going to have two or three important players returning from injuries, executives must arrive and have a minimum of playing time. You cannot take a Pogba for example, you will have no certainty with a Pogba. Because if he arrives and gets injured directly because he doesn't have enough matches in his legs… They need players who know Ligue 1 well and have the ability to adapt very quickly, it's very complicated. The task is very complicated for the Stéphanois », assured Lionel Charbonnier. The message got through.
