Dall'Oglio has a sponge group at ASSE

He was particularly questioned about this race to maintain and fear at this level, following this defeat on the Lyon side. Nevertheless, ODO was resolutely positive about his group, noting progress and a great capacity to learn from its mistakes, notably describing his troops as a “sponge” group:

“I think we have reached a milestone. We are more solid, we feel that we are in control of many more things. Past experiences, which were painful because we made a lot of collective and individual errors which cost us matches, I'm thinking of Angers, I'm thinking of Le Havre, teams that are in our championship. It cost us a lot, but on the other hand we're learning. It's a sponge group in fact. They learn quite quickly, they are disciplined, they want to wear their jersey proudly They know that they are in a particular club, that we will be in difficulty all season They are discovering but whether it is the staff or the players. players, we won't give up.”