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"A premeditated attack": in Saint-Etienne, the violence of Geoffroy-Guichard did not surprise anyone

5/30/2022, 4:31:37 PM


The relegation of AS Saint-Etienne to Ligue 2 on Sunday caused the invasion of Geoffroy-Guichard's pitch and scenes of violence

"You felt it was going to explode."

For this specialist in the Saint-Etienne context, the serious incidents that occurred on Sunday evening at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium after the return barrage lost on penalties against AJ Auxerre (1-1, 4 tab to 5) were completely predictable.

Nobody dares to say the opposite this Monday, even if some try to clear the excesses of the Ultras: "When you live in such a season, when you hear the speeches of the leaders, when you do everything upside down and it ends with a descent into Ligue 2, it's normal for it to explode and it would have exploded long before in other clubs, ”said a supporter.

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