Saint-Etienne sank again in Brest on Sunday (3-2), recording its 8th defeat in nine league games and getting closer and closer to the relegation zone, after a lively match despite the cold and gusts of storm Dennis . The Greens are in the last four of the Coupe de France but with this shipwreck, they point to 16th place in Ligue 1, two points from the barragiste Dijon, while Brest, 13th, gives the air with seven lengths d 'advanced.
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Claude Puel: "We were too poor, insufficient" pic.twitter.com/iwydRKpItY
Eighth loss in nine games
At the Francis-Le Blé stadium, it was the Brestois who gradually established their domination, taking advantage of a certain feverishness in the defense of the Greens. Paul Lasne opened the mark of a good recovery on a center by Samuel Grandsir, after a great collective action by the Bretons (1-0, 20th). Then Gaëtan Charbonnier continued by taking over a center from Romain Perraud (2-0, 38th). And Irvin Cardona hit the nail on a solo counter, resisting the return of William Saliba and erasing goalkeeper Stéphane Ruffier (3-0, 43rd).
# SB29ASSE The joy of Paul Lasne after opening the scoring in the 20th minute! 𝕿𝖊𝖆𝖒𝕻𝖎𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖘 🏴☠️
📸 Gauthier Le Roux pic.twitter.com/SZD2MbpdXq
Harangued by their coach Claude Puel, the Stéphanois rebelled and obtained a penalty for a hand of Chardonnet in the area, transformed by Denis Bouanga (3-1, 54th). Then, while still leaving the Brestois to create several clear opportunities, the Greens once again reduced the score thanks to a powerful low-level strike from Loïs Diony, who entered after the break (3-2, 69th). They continued to push, but the Brest residents resisted, under the "Go red ones!" from an enthusiastic audience. The Greens, for their part, are very lackluster and what follows promises to be difficult with the visit next week to Reims, better defense of L1, then the derby in Lyon ... The crisis is brewing in Saint-Etienne.
A boiling derby at Parc OL in two weeks
"We were absent (...). We allowed this team to gain confidence, punish us and hurt us in depth, regretted Claude Puel. Of course, the second half is much more conclusive. We showed ourselves the path we had to take. We let go offensively, we made a lot of effort (...) We have to let go, do everything. The situation looked hopeless at halftime, but we responded, we didn't ask any more questions, we played our game. We should be able, from the start of the match, to repeat this kind of performance. ”
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