Emmanuel LANGELLIER, Media365: published on Sunday November 3, 2024 at 9:37 a.m.
Saturday evening, Saint-Etienne took on Strasbourg (2-0) in Forez and Olivier Dall'Oglio really liked what his players did.
Olivier Dall'Oglio was starting to feel a bit scorched in recent days. The 6th defeat of Saint-Etienne (in 9 outings) conceded in the championship last weekend in Angers (2-4) undermined the technician's status. We learned that Wilfried Nancy, the coach of Columbus Crew in MLS, had been contacted by ASSE. “What do you want me to tell you?” I didn't go to check. If I were to check, there is a lot of bullshit that would be said and written, that would be repeated, it's part of the game. It's not the most flamboyant area of our football. My message is simple: I’m moving forward and it’s not this kind of thing that’s going to set me back,” commented Dall’Oglio, determined to continue his mission at the head of the Greens. He should be able to continue it since after 2 losses in a row, Saint-Etienne woke up on Saturday evening. At Geoffroy-Guichard, the Greens got the better of Strasbourg (2-0) thanks to goals scored in the second half by Mickael Nadé (51st) and Ibrahim Sissoko (78th). This gives a little breathing room to the Greens, 15th on Sunday morning with 10 points, 4 more than Le Havre (17th) and 6 more than Montpellier (18th) who will play on Sunday.
Dall’Oglio: “I liked this match which resembles us”
The satisfaction was palpable for Olivier Dall'Oglio after this 3rd victory of the season. “I liked the solidity of the block, I liked the clear state of mind, I liked the rage to score the two goals, I liked this match which resembles us. It must continue like this. It's one of the most successful matches of our season, we were disciplined against a great Strasbourg team capable of passing inside the game with very technical players and speed players on the wings. It’s a bit like the team of the moment in the championship, overthrowing this team is essential, it will give us more strength for the future,” reacted the Saint-Etienne coach who was delighted with the performance of his players and took the liberty of quoting a few of them. “The boys raised their level this evening, I'm not going to mention them all but in the middle a player like Pierre Ekwah for example raised his level of play, Benjamin Bouchouari also with more important defensive work, Louis Mouton who worked a lot . The newcomers also did well, unlike last week against Angers. » ASSE will try to confirm next weekend during its next meeting which will take place in… Lyon. Sunday November 10 (kick-off at 8:45 p.m.), it will in fact be time for the famous derby between OL (who scored 1-1 at Lille on Friday evening) and ASSE.
