Posted December 8, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. by TM
After finally making a decision by firing Claude Puel, ASSSE set out in search of a new coach to try to raise its head. However, although the solutions would be many, this task would not be that easy for the Greens…
Who will be the next coach of ASSE ? This is the question everyone is asking themselves in Forez following the dismissal of Claude Puel . In great danger for several weeks now, the 60-year-old coach has not survived the known debacle in Geoffroy-Guichard against Rennes (0-5). So that again ends the ASSE and Puel and now, to open a new chapter, a trainer is needed. It remains to find the lucky winner, but as L’Equipe explained on Wednesday, the Greens are in difficulty in their search, which will force them to review their plans. Thus, initially, Julien Sablé only had to ensure the resumption of training, now he should make the interim on the sidelines for the next meeting against Reims , Saturday. A scenario that Loïc Perrin and the rest of the Saint-Etienne management did not envisage given the proximity between Sablé and Claude Puel , as well as the first failed passage of the former player of the < strong> ASSE on the Stéphanois bench in 2017.
It is not yet settled with Puel!
The succession of Claude Puel is therefore still far from being settled. It must be said that the departure of the former ASSE is not yet officially endorsed. Indeed, in order to appoint a new manager, the Greens must first settle this. And if Puel is no longer in charge of the first team, he remains the general manager and member of the board of ASSE . What to complicate things a little for the Stéphanois.
40 nominations for the next coach!
It is therefore only after having done things in order with Claude Puel that the ASSE will be able to bring in his successor. But who will he be? According to information from L’Equipe, the Greens have received no less than 40 nominations. But some names would stand out, starting with that of Pascal Dupraz . Small flat, however, the former coach of the TFC has just changed agent. Previously managed by Loïc Perrin 's agency, Dupraz returned with one of his former agents, which could be a game-changer. In addition, will he agree to come on the bench of Geoffroy-Guichard without being accompanied by assistants? To see… Nevertheless, ASSE would therefore have other options to replace Claude Puel . And besides Pascal Dupraz , at the top of the list of preferences, we would also find the name of Frédéric Hantz according to the sports daily. The former Metz coach would also be appreciated at Saint-Etienne . To see now what choice will be made.