After the slap received by Rennes (0-5), the Saint-Etienne leaders decided to remove Claude Puel from the bench of AS Saint-Etienne, Sunday, December 5, according to information gathered by the sports management of Radio France. The club, which had maintained itself in Ligue 1 at the end of last season, is last after 17 days of the league. The Greens have won only two games since the start of the season.
1.07 average point
This is the average points per game for the Greens in the league since the arrival of Claude Puel in October 2019. This is the lowest average for a Saint-Etienne coach who has led at least 50 club matches in the top flight. . In Ligue 1, Claude Puel led ASSE for 75 matches, for 20 wins, 20 draws and 35 defeats.
1.07 – Claude Puel recorded 1.07 points per game and 47% defeats at the head of St Etienne in Ligue 1 (35/75), lower ratios for a coach who has led the Greens at least 50 times. Sacked. pic.twitter.com/nAQG2x97dT
– OptaJean (@OptaJean) December 5, 2021
12 points this season
Since the start of the season, Saint-Etienne has only caught twelve small points, with two wins and five draws. The Stéphanois had started their season by defeating Lorient, Lens and Lille, before stringing together five consecutive defeats. They had waited for the thirteenth and fourteenth days to finally win two matches, against the promoted Clermont and Troyes. But the Greens then fell back into their trap and remain on three consecutive defeats (PSG, Brest and Rennes).
37 goals conceded
After 17 league days, Saint-Etienne is one of the worst defenses in Ligue 1, with 37 goals conceded, tied with Metz and Bordeaux, before the Girondins’ match against Lyon on Sunday. Whether they play with a system with two or three central defenders, the Greens cash a lot goals, despite the good performances of their goalkeeper Etienne Green. They have, for example, taken five against Strasbourg and Rennes.
The Stéphane defense is not the only one to blame since the attack is also inefficient, with only 17 goals scored (only Troyes and Lorient do worse). Wahbi Khazri is by far the most prolific striker, with 7 goals, more than 40% of the Greens’ goals.