A coach closes the door to AS Saint-Etienne

Whereas ASSE is in very unhealthy form in Ligue 2 (twentieth), a media, The Crewrevealed a while in the past that administration was contemplating changing Laurent Batlles with Frédéric Antonetti.

Freed from any contract, the previous coach of Good, Metz and Bastia denied this info in a press launch, revealed in The Crew for granted of reply. The guide of Canal + reveals to have realized “with the best astonishment” solely “near (Roland) Romeyer had been already engaged on the return of Frédéric Antonetti”. The 61-year-old Frenchman dotted the i’s: “I want to make clear that I’ve had no contact with AS Saint-Etienne to take up any potential features there and I want to put an finish to the speculations which have been swelling for a couple of weeks already.

Not wishing “take part in any discussions whereas one other coach is at the moment in workplace”Frédéric Antonetti additionally virulently tackled one of many co-presidents of the Greens: “Then again, the membership’s supporters know the situations of my ousting from AS Saint-Etienne in 2004 (after an increase in L1), in addition to its supervisor (Bernard Caïazzo, editor’s word), nonetheless managing the membership immediately, who led the intrigues, manipulations and shenanigans that led to this compelled departure. It’s utterly absurd to suppose that I might think about working with him once more.”

The Frédéric Antonetti monitor due to this fact appears to shut by itself.

Battles in peril?

The potential alternative of Laurent Batlles may be defined by the catastrophic outcomes of the membership. Nevertheless, the previous Troyes coach (2019-2021) has had little time to show his value with the Greens, as solely 17 video games have been performed because the begin of the season. Lastly, AS Saint-Etienne began the season with three factors much less. Not sufficient to facilitate the work of the French coach.

However because the examples Lucien Favre, dismissed by Good, and Julien Stéphan, laid off by Strasbourg have confirmed in latest days, the coaches should not have a lot time. And in Forez, with a final place in L2, even much less.