“Satisfied with the state of mind” of his players on Saturday at Geoffroy-Guichard, the Saint-Etienne coach asked for “time” to progress further.
“Our team needs time, to grow, to mature”pleaded the coach of Saint-Etienne, Olivier Dall'Oglio, after the victory of the Greens over Strasbourg (2-0), Saturday in the match of the 10th day of Ligue 1.
“We can't arrive like that in Ligue 1, come from the four corners of the world and build a team like that. It takes time, I know that in football we don't have any, especially for coaches but it's a reality, that's how it is.said the technician. After beating Auxerre (3-0), ASSE lost in Angers on October 27 (4-2).
Olivier Dall'Oglio showed himself, this time, “satisfied with the state of mind, the solidity of the block and the rage displayed to score the two goals”. “It looks like us, we have raised the level on that and it must continue like this. This is one of the most successful matches for our team because we were very disciplined against a great Strasbourg team, the team of the moment. This will give us more strength, more confidence for the future.”added Dall'Oglio whose situation on the ASSE bench still seems fragile.
“The best way to prepare for the derby in Lyon”
Saint-Etienne is 15th in the ranking with ten points. According to the dailyTeamthe Frenchman Wilfried Nancy, United States champion with Columbus Crew, would have been contacted to replace him.
“During the week, we talked a lot (with the players) and I found that there was something new with the group which had realized that it was necessary to do more on a lot of points to be able to exist on this championship”confided the Saint-Etienne technician.
The latter refuted the idea that his team or certain players could have “played for him” in this meeting. “I don’t think so. There's a lot going on outside. I've been in the spotlight a lot lately, thank you for that.”he quipped.
“Internally, we are not on that. We worked a lot in terms of communication, video, on the ground, online, individually, to show what needed to be corrected. Some have raised their level”insisted Olivier Dall'Oglio, estimating in passing that this victory “was the best way to prepare for the derby in Lyon”November 10th.
