In Saint-Étienne, Olivier Dall’Oglio’s mission is to reiterate what he achieved with Dijon during the 2016-2017 season by moving up to Ligue 1. But this time, the native technician from Alès has six months to achieve this performance, where it had taken him four years in Dijon to bring the club back to the elite.
In Côte d’Or, the coach now on the bench of AS Saint-Étienne relied on a particularly close-knit group, whose links were notably forged during an atypical pre-season training course. concocted by the staff and in particular by Benjamin Guy, the physical trainer that Olivier Dall’Oglio found at ASSE. After a run and bike near Chambon-sur-Lignon, the players found themselves in the middle of the fields and had to set up tents to spend the night there. An unforgettable memory for Baptiste Reynet who recounts this moment in the columns of Le Progrès: “There was a letter left with directions. If we wanted to have an aperitif, we had to go there, if we wanted to sleep, at another point. We had to set up our tents, have a barbecue… When you find yourself at thirty guys in the middle of nowhere, obviously, that creates connections.”
The former Dijon goalkeeper, although the context is very different in Saint-Étienne, believes that if Olivier Dall’Oglio has a close-knit group, so the players will enjoy themselves and something can be created. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for the neo-Stéphanois to make his time in Forez a success: “ASSE is a different world. When Dall’Oglio took back Dijon after the descent, he chose his men and knew where he was going. There, he arrives in another context. If he has a a close-knit group that wants to move in the same direction, the players will have a great time. If there are tensions, it will be complicated to create something in six months…”
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Cedric Varrault knows the Saint-Etienne environment well having worn its colors from 2007 to 2010. He was a pillar of the Dijon team assembled under the orders ofOlivier Dall’Oglio. He emphasizes the very different pressure faced by the new Greens coach, as well as the players: “We didn’t feel any external pressure and that around the results. Obviously, that takes away a weight. Saint-Etienne is a football city, with a past, and there is a lot of waiting. This environment adds additional pressure. “
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