Since his induction into coaching AS Saint-Etienne, Claude Puel has a record of 3 wins for 2 draws. Encouraging results after a start of the season hungry under the leadership of Ghislain Printant. Beyond the good results of AS Saint-Etienne, our consultants praised the coaching skills of Claude Puel in Europe 1 Sport, the show hosted by Lionel Rosso. Can we consider that he has already changed the ASSE?
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Rave about Claude Puel, Canal + reporter Laurent Jaoui thinks that Claude Puel "is one of the most underrated technicians in France". An opinion shared by Javier Prieto Santos of So Foot, which includes Claude Puel in his "Top 3 of the best French coaches". Passed by Monaco, Lille, Lyon and more recently in Nice, Claude Puel knows his fifth club in Ligue 1. According to Javier Prieto Santos, "Puel has the reputation of being a real baker, to be too defensive, while he has some real ideas about the game. It's still the only guy in France who made Ben Arfa shine in Ligue 1. "
The contrast is striking between the beginning of the season under Ghislain Printant and that of Claude Puel. Nineteen in the standings after eight days, the Greens are now eighth. Laurent Jaoui deplores the state of the club Etienne at the time of the arrival of Claude Puel: "it was a drunk boat, we must say things as they are". However, he wants to be optimistic for the rest of the season: "Puel is able to set a course, he has ideas on football, he has proven in the past with not always identical numbers. , he retorts.
In a hostile sporting context at the beginning of the season, AS Saint-Etienne needed "a man with strong shoulders, a pedagogue to put this group back on the right track", according to Ambre Godillon.
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He is a hard worker. In training, he arrives first and leaves last
In addition to his liabilities in Ligue 1, Claude Puel had two experiences in England. By his knowledge, Claude Puel has a "certain legitimacy", according to Ambre Godillon. She also adds that the working environment is favorable to him: "He has everything around him, he works in a quieter climate, he has a sense of play, he wants to build, and the beginnings are encouraging."
Laurent Jaoui evokes the passage of Claude Puel in Lille between 2002 and 2008 and highlights the work of the 58-year-old technician. "He's a hard worker, he's the first to go to training, and I'm going back to Lille, when they were still in pre-production when Luchin's estate was not fully installed. the first to arrive at 7:30, he left at 9:30 pm Claude Puel's assistant, Jacky Bonnevay, lives a hell, you have to work fifteen hours a day. "
In addition to the coaching skills of Claude Puel, Laurent Jaoui insists on the ability of Puel to be very close to the players: "Often when you ask the players, they will tell you that Puel have marked him. individual, personalized, he is able to pull the players one by one. "
And there is still work to recover ASSE, despite its good beginnings. The Greens are currently the last of their pool in the Europa League, before moving Thursday night to Oleksandriya, Ukraine, but still in contention for the qualification, and 8th in Ligue 1 before moving to Nantes on Sunday which could allow them to get on the podium.