Posted on December 21, 2021 at 6.30 p.m. by BC
Barely a few days after his appointment on the bench for AS Saint-Etienne, Pascal Dupraz seems to have already won over his squad. Present at a press conference on the eve of facing FC Nantes, Ryad Boudebouz praised the former TFC coach's method.
As le10sport.com revealed to you in the wake of the layoff of Claude Puel , Pascal Dupraz was called to the rescue by the management of AS Saint-Etienne to secure the club's place in Ligue 1 at the end of the season. A role of firefighter on duty that Pascal Dupraz knows well, who was notably appointed to head the TFC in March 2016, when the Violets were in 19th place in Ligue 1, ten points behind 17th. The new coach of the Greens then managed to maintain his team, a feat he will try to reproduce on the side of Geoffroy Guichard. After a first victory in the Coupe de France against Lyon – The Duchère (1-0) this Sunday, Pascal Dupraz is about to make his debut on the Stéphanois bench in Championship Wednesday against FC Nantes . On this occasion, Ryad Boudebouz was at a press conference and praised the qualities of the new ASSE tactician, just a few days after his arrival.
“Pascal Dupraz is closer, it's a bit like a dad for everyone”
“He's someone very close to the players, very emotional. His method is based on that. Afterwards, he also has a very clear method in the field. I think the group needed something like that ”, confided Ryad Boudebouz , who sometimes had heated relations with Claude < strong> Puel , who had not hesitated to put him aside before reinstating him in the professional group. “Pascal Dupraz is closer, it's a bit like a dad for everyone. In football, we know that players need to be close to their coach, to feel loved. I hope it will reboost everyone. Since he arrived, everyone has been trying to regain confidence, trying even harder, I sincerely hope that it will work, adds the Algerian midfielder, in remarks relayed by L’Equipe. Personally, I have always operated the same way since the beginning of my career. When I have a coach close to me, who trusts me, who gives me the keys in the midfield, it always goes well. We all want to save the club, but it was already like that before the coach arrived. (…) It is the results that will tell if this is the right method ”. ASSE are still the red lantern in Ligue 1 with just two wins since the start of the season, and four points behind 17th ESTAC .