The action after the seduction operation.
Presented to the press on Wednesday, Pascal Dupraz found the media exercise to which he is accustomed and where he wanted to reassure the supporters of Saint-Etienne.
"
We will maintain ourselves
", assured the firefighter on duty, called to save the Greens from the abyss in which they plunged in the last moments of Claude Puel's mandate.
Ironically, Monsieur maintenance will begin his mission with… the Coupe de France.
And by a perilous trip on the lawn of Lyon- La Duchère, resident of National 2 (fourth division), where hostility will be pervasive on and around the lawn of the Balmont Stadium this Sunday (13:45).
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I was the coach of an amateur club and I also left the pitch high and as rich as possible with supporters who made fun of the professionals as soon as we met a pro team, and that's good war
”, smiled Dupraz this Saturday at a press conference.
First chapter
“
Each game brings its pressure.
And this one is a game apart.
It's not OL, it's Lyon-La Duchère, but it will be almost the same: a commitment match, a men's match.
In the Coupe de France, it's like that
"
,
states Timothy Kolodziejczak, which has the distinction of having experienced both Lyon and St Etienne houses.
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But his trainer tastes little of the supposed tension of this meeting, which he assures to approach like a normal meeting. “
It should not destabilize us,
he added.
The Cup has a habit of leveling the gaps and it is often the fault of the professionals. So we have to approach this match as a crucial match.
“A mantra he hammered on Wednesday for his first outing as an ASSE technician.
With Dupraz, every game counts.
And becomes part of a large ensemble: “
the objective is to write a story.
Tomorrow (Sunday) is the first chapter.
We will have to keep our serenity without that exempting the players from being aggressive in a good way.
"An aggressiveness that the Greens had lacked during their last outings, starting with the rout against Rennes on December 5 (0-5), fatal to Claude Puel.
Team wounded in its pride
And the Haut-Savoyard intends to restore vigor and dynamism to a group of "
injured players
", according to his predecessor Julien Sablé, who had acted in Reims a week ago (0-2 ).
"
I have the weakness to think that I have recipes for the team to get better,
" Dupraz said on Wednesday.
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Regularly praised for his character as a leader of men, the coach who saved Toulouse has apparently found a respective group. "
I feel that the group adheres, it is receptive, anyway, we have no choice because everyone is aware of the situation
, underlined Timothé Kolodziejczak.
We are given the basics, it is up to us to apply them in the field
. "
Starting with this Sunday, where the magic of the Cup can operate as well in the amateur ranks as in those of the wounded beast.
“
When you win few matches, redemption comes through victories
,” notes Dupraz.
The Coupe de France is a competition, even more for a club like Saint-Étienne, conducive to raising enthusiasm.
You have to pass the first few laps
. "