Can ASSE get up after having "taken a blow behind the head"?

• The Stéphanois lived a week more than special, which led to a "raging" outcome, this Sunday against Reims (1-1).
• Close to regaining the taste for victory in Ligue 1, ASSE conceded a penalty from Boulaye Dia after additional time (90th + 4).
• If they still have two points ahead of the Nîmes roadblocker, "it will be necessary to fight to the end" to maintain, as Claude Puel recalls, one week before the derby at Parc OL.

At the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium (Saint-Etienne),

"We had a pretty hectic week". Claude Puel is an understatement expert. Three goals conceded in 25 minutes in Brest (3-2), the quasi-official dismissal of the director of the recruitment cell David Wantier, the training injury of Loïc Perrin, an explanation with members of the two main groups of supporters of Greens after a training, and in apotheosis the rowdy declarations of the agent of Stéphane Ruffier, who put himself out of the group rather than agreeing to become the understudy of Jessy Moulin.

So many episodes that speak volumes about the burning context of this ASSE-Reims (1-1), this Sunday, just before a derby at Parc OL (March 1) and a semi-final of the Coupe de France against Rennes ( March 5). If Claude Puel wants to rely on "the consistency, the good intentions, the state of mind and the cohesion" of his group, we were especially entitled to a very small match, in which each team scored almost on his only big opportunity (six shots on target combined).

Puel praises the "determinant" Moulin while tackling Ruffier and his agent https://t.co/D1rIdQ14Zq

"We still fell a lot after scoring"

The pretty winning head of Denis Bouanga (1-0, 73rd) could have allowed ASSE to finally get some air in Ligue 1, after an abominable series of eight defeats over the previous nine days. “Of course, I thought we had three points today, recognizes Loïs Diony. But we still fell a lot after scoring. Even if the Rémois were not very dangerous, it may have been a small error. They had very few deep passes today, but they did the last one perfectly to get a penalty. "

Provoked and transformed by Boulaye Dia at the end of additional time (1-1, 90th +4), after a slight contact in the area with Yann M'Vila, this stroke of fate is it the consequence, as Loïs Diony suggests, too defensive behavior at the end of the game? By bringing two side by turns (Miguel Trauco and Gabriel Silva), as well as a defensive midfielder (Assane Dioussé), instead of three more offensive elements (Ryad Boudebouz, Loïs Diony and Yohan Cabaye), Claude Puel is- Is he the number one responsible for this "infuriating" scenario?

"It was enough to keep the ball a little ..."

"There were no particular problems with these changes, defends the person concerned. We stayed in place, there was not an opportunity in front but long balls in the area and direct play. We were lucky to have this last ball and it was enough to keep it a little bit for the match to be over. "

💬 The mea culpa of @BouangaDenis after # ASSESDR👇 pic.twitter.com/vl7RGyQgZU

A key man in the Stéphane attack with his nine goals scored, Denis Bouanga had indeed better things to do than this risky center, like a David Ginola from Forez, who was able to quickly exploit the Rémois in additional time. "With a little more experience and mischief, we would have held this ball at the end or perhaps made a mistake when Reims freed quickly," summarizes Thimothée Kolodziejczak. This draw has a taste of defeat, it's frustrating but we don't give up. "

"Something is starting to heal with the supporters"

Given the negative spiral of ASSE (15th), the Puel-Ruffier conflict and the prospect of a high-risk derby at Parc OL, this terrible outcome (with two lost points in the end), Is it not symbolic of a galley end of the season that could end in Ligue 2 (the Nîmes roadblocker is two points away)? "We are in a period where success is not with us but it will turn out well, tries to posit Loïs Diony. It had already turned in our favor with all the little ones 1-0 when the coach arrived. Today, it's a bit the opposite, but we're going to do everything to change it. "

👏 Nice image of the North and South Kops who support their players after the match despite the cruel end of the match. #Boudebouz even embraced by some of the South Kop after the many whistles of the public at its exit #ASSE #ASSESDR # L1 #MagicFans #GreenAngels pic.twitter.com/Pu0QX7mC0x

Jessy Moulin sees a positive point this Sunday which could prove essential in the fight for maintenance: “It is certain that we had a blow behind the head but the team was well received by the public. We were able to chat with the supporters and something is starting to repair with them. They are aware that we are fighting for the club. The support of this 12th man so special, who effectively contented himself with whistling the release of Ryad Boudebouz against Reims, could make the difference in the coming weeks. "You have to be ready and armed to fight to the end," concludes Claude Puel.

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