Posted on December 15, 2021 at 11:30 am by Dan Marciano ASSE formalized, this Tuesday, the arrival of Pascal Dupraz on the Stéphanois bench. The technician is committed until the end of the season and will quickly have to get a team in distress back on their feet. The ASSE communicated twice on Wednesday. First of all to announce the departure of Claude Puel. Laid off after the heavy defeat of his team against Rennes in the league (0-5), the technician, who arrived in Forez in 2019, terminated his contract. “ASSE and Mr. Claude Puel have decided by mutual agreement to put an end to the mission of General Manager and coach of the first team occupied by the latter since October 4, 2019,” said the press release. A few hours later, the ASSE formalized the identity of his replacement. As announced by 10Sport.com on December 4, Pascal Dupraz succeeds Claude Puel, but also Julien Sablé , who ensured the 'interim. The former coach of Caen or even Toulouse will have the heavy task of restoring confidence to this group, which appears in the bottom of the standings. This Wednesday, the Parisian reveals the behind the scenes of the arrival of Pascal Dupraz, under contract with the Greens only until the end of the season. As indicated by Roland Romeyer, president of the Executive Board of 'ASSE , the club had received several candidatures for the succession of Claude Puel , and some had caught his attention. Obviously, that of Pascal Dupraz had the preference of the leaders, but the latter was, however, in competition with Frédéric Hantz. Free since leaving Al-Khor in December 2020, the former FC Metz coach was highly regarded internally. But as the Parisian announces, the determination of Pascal Dupraz made the difference. During the interviews, the combative speech of the former coach of Evian Thonon Gaillard convinced the officials of ASSE . In addition, the daily confirms the duration of the contract, six months. A request from Pascal Dupraz who wanted “to put himself in the same emergency posture as his new players” according to a member of the club. The technician did not want, either, that a possible extension be conditional on the maintenance of his team in Ligue 1. Arrived at Saint-Etienne with one of his trusted men, the physical trainer Baptiste Hamid , the new coach will have to live with Julien Sablé , who keeps his role of deputy at the request of Roland Romeyer . Pascal Dupraz will lead his first match next Sunday during a Coupe de France meeting against Lyon – La Duchère . But the technician is counting on the next winter transfer window to get his head out of the water. Despite the financial difficulties of his team, the technician hopes to see several players put their bags down in Saint-Etienne. The priority would be to strengthen the defense. As indicated by the Parisian, Dupraz could try the loan of a player in great difficulty in an English team. His name was not given by the newspaper, but that of Vitorino Hilton would appear on the coach's shortlist. The Brazilian, now a consultant for Amazon Prime, could come out of retirement at the age of 44 to lend a hand . Pascal Dupraz has his work cut out for him. 
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