A new direct competitor for the maintenance presents itself this Friday evening at the opening of the 29th day of Ligue 1. AS Saint-Étienne receives Troyes at Geoffroy-Guichard and after beating Metz, Clermont and Angers in 2022, the Greens intend to demonstrate that they can take orders at the bottom of the table while waiting for the others for the weekend.
The declaration: “You have to be stupid to underestimate Troyes”
On the strength of its good dynamics, 14 points out of a possible 21 in the last seven games, AS Saint-Étienne intends to dictate its law against Troyes. But the team of Bruno Irlès, 15th (one point ahead of ASSE) is also recovering. ESTAC has just beaten Bordeaux and Nantes. It would therefore be “stupid to underestimate them exposes Wahbi Khazri. We have to save the club. We got ourselves into trouble and we’re getting out of it =. But if anyone underestimates anyone, she’s stupid. We respect everyone“.
Player to watch: Wahbi Khazri
The Greens find their top scorer and captain. After two games where he started on the bench and an absence against PSG, Wahbi Khazri will be back in the shoes of a holder this Friday evening. Pascal Dupraz had announced it at the end of the match against Lille. According to the technician, the Tunisian international had an excellent week and scored “fantastic goals” in training. There are nine in Ligue 1.
The stat: 2
Like the number of times ESTAC and its ancestor AS Troyes Sainte-Savine have won Geoffroy-Guichard in 87 years of confrontation with AS Saint-Étienne.
The France Bleu line-up: return of the captains
Bernardoni – Thioub, Sacko, Mangala, Nadé, Kolodziejczak – Camara, Gourna – Boudebouz – Khazri, Bouanga