Two days after the 1-1 draw snatched by ASSE in Nantes, synonymous with play-offs for a place in Ligue 1, the sports coordinator of the Greens Loïc Perrin was the guest of France Bleu Saint-Étienne Loire on Monday. “It was stressful again. These are times when you have to know how to manage your emotions a bit. But we knew it was a tough match. It didn’t start well for us and we were chasing the score the whole time. the match. And it’s true that the deliverance took place with this goal from Romain [Hamouma]who had entered during the game. And then the last ten minutes, even if we managed them rather well, were stressful to live.
For the former captain of the Greens, ASSE is rather well placed in this double confrontation against AJ Auxerre, Thursday in Yonne, Sunday at Geoffroy-Guichard. “Obviously, we are favorites because we are a Ligue 1 team. For the moment, we just have the feeling of having done the job against Nantes to give ourselves the right to play in Ligue 1 again. next year with these play-offs. But the message we sent to the players and they are also very aware of it is that nothing is done but we still have this possibility of staying there.”
The hunt for places is open
The cauldron will be well filled on Sunday for the second leg of the play-offs. Nearly 18,000 places have already been sold, knowing that the Kop Sud will be closed. “We know that we can count on our supporters, as has been the case throughout the year, despite the poor results.”