In the stands of Geoffroy-Guichard, it rumbles.
After this "non-match" as Laurent Batlles regretted, Saint-Étienne, now 19th, sinks a little deeper into the crisis.
Paris FC moved away from it, thanks to its indisputable success (2-0) which allowed it to find the first half of the table (9th).
As one man, the whole bench rose during the 2nd goal, magnificent lucidity, signed Mehdi Chahiri, especially used as a joker by Thierry Laurey (4th tenure).
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The victory is good, recognizes Chahiri, author of his 3rd goal of the season.
In the last matches we didn't necessarily get what we deserved.
Coming to win here, with the Saint-Étienne supporters, we knew it was going to be tough.
But we did it and we are happy.
I hope we will finally be able to start a series!
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The smiles have returned, finally it's alive… Because we have to admit that not much has happened since the start of the season in this team.
In the Saint-Etienne cauldron on October 15, this PFC version 2022-2023 may have finally found its reference match.
His great collective performance could sign a founding act for the future.
In recent seasons, the DNA of Paris FC was a team that fought together, which was solid defensively, and which was effective in counterattacks and on transitions.
Values that we found on the lawn of Geoffroy-Guichard.
With a rather cautious starting composition (8 players with a defensive vocation at the start, 4 offensive players on the bench, Lopez and Kebbal not used), Thierry Laurey managed to stifle the Greens.
The Parisians even finished the match in numerical inferiority after the rather stupid expulsion (2 yellow cards) of Ivan Filipovic (76th) who had just before saved his team with a magnificent reflex.
But this made it possible to see Vincent Demarconnay, the club legend and the record holder for matches played, confined to the role of lining the Croatian since July, who finally played his first minutes of the season in L2.
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"Collectively, it's one of our best games"
Under the fire of criticism from supporters but supported by his management, the Paris FC coach assured us on Friday that he “did not feel weakened”.
But it is obvious that a stage point would have been made with its leaders during the World Cup break.
This victory in Saint-Étienne if it is confirmed in the next three games (Laval, Bastia, Metz) removes the specter of a revolution.
"Collectively and in terms of placement, it's one of the best games we've had this season," says Laurey.
The boys were serious from start to finish.
I don't know if it's the environment, the stadium or the supporters, but we were consistent.
We have a group that works well but was bruised by not winning certain matches due to a lack of efficiency.
This afternoon, the boys were very happy and I share this joy.
It's something we want to find.
We really need to make a little effort on the games at home to be able to string together a series that could bring us even closer to the top of the table.
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The paradox of this team is indeed that it remains on three straight away wins but also on three home defeats.
If he wants to hope to go back to a rank more in line with his objectives, Paris FC must once again become master of Charléty where he has rarely displayed the same state of mind this season as on the move.