Claude Puel gave his voice to guide his young players to victory against OM.

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  • AS Saint-Etienne beat Olympique de Marseille (2-0) Thursday night at the Vélodrome in a late match of the first day of Ligue 1.

  • Claude Puel, who was celebrating his 600th Ligue 1 match, said he was happy with the good start to the season for ASSE for its young players who “give everything”.

  • He is still worried about the sequence of matches, while Saint-Etienne must travel to Nantes on Sunday.

At the Velodrome stadium,

Youth in the vanguard.

AS Saint-Etienne won Thursday night (2-0) against Olympique Marseille.

The Greens also take first place in the championship after three days in Ligue 1. And a first victory at the Stade Vélodrome since 1979, with an average age of only 23 years for ASSE in the second period.

“I'm happy for these kids, for this band supervised by experienced players.

They give everything and they are rewarded ”, rejoiced Claude Puel who was celebrating his 600th Ligue 1 game. Jessy Moulin, the 34-year-old goalkeeper of the Greens, also underlined the quality of his young teammates.

"The young people we have know football very well, they are passionate, and they put the ingredients themselves to get ahead", he insisted.

Like the young native of the Marseille region, Fofana, 19, imperial in the face of the Marseille attack, and in particular Thauvin (40th).

Break the voice

Players rewarded by their great victory Thursday night, but also for their start to the season with three wins in three games.

“It's a team that lives, and that's what interests me.

There is no specific goal, other than the next game.

But it's good to take points to support the development of these players with results.

We educate them to be good professionals, the sequence of matches is important, ”he warned.

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With this game late for the first day, the Stéphanois must continue on Sunday in Nantes (5 p.m.).

“They give a lot, the succession of matches is not easy for young people.

To impose that on them, it is very difficult, worries Claude Puel.

Because everything was not perfect, especially after the exit of the experienced captain Mathieu Debuchy (10th) for hamstring problems, or in the second half.

“We lost serenity, stupid balls, and put this Marseille team in the right direction.

Sometimes we are a little caught up in the issue, we are a bit of a roller coaster.

I hope we will correct that, ”he analyzes.

Claude Puel hopes to be able to continue to harangue his young players as he was able to do on Thursday evening in an empty Velodrome stadium, or almost.

“I like it, I can encourage them, replace them, that suits me well.

But I prefer to play with the public, even if it is against us.

We have to get used to these conditions, take the opportunity to advise our partners, and intervene for this young team.

We have to take this space, it must come from ourselves, ”explains Claude Puel, more peaceful in the post-match conference than in his technical zone.

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