Saint-Étienne, a few weeks ago, might have lost this meeting against Laval. The draw (0-0) obtained by the Greens on Saturday afternoon is perhaps one of the satisfactions, if not the only one, of this meeting. We knew the Greens were decimated by the absences of Dylan Batubinsika, Ibrahim Sissoko and Karim Cissé, who left for the CAN, and also by the suspension of Anthony Briançon.
But we really expected much more from the Stéphanois who appeared too limited to overthrow well-established Tangos. The Laval residents may have a lot of regrets, they who obtained the best scoring opportunities by Junior Kadile (12th), Malik Tchokounté (27th, 57th) and also by Mohamed Cherni on a strike (44th) pushed back on his line by Mathieu Cafaro or against Gautier Larsonneur (72nd).
The Greens are not moving forward
The Saint-Etienne goalkeeper was very inspired in front of Kadile (12th) and Tchokounté (27th), allowing his team to not have to chase the score. To win, the Greens still lacked too many things. Speed in the transmissions, spontaneity in the choice of passes, and we were often stunned by the too much technical waste. The Greens will have had situations by Aïmen Moueffek with a header (24th), Mathieu Cafaro (25th, 55th) or even Dylan Chambost (34th) but it lacked determination.
With this draw, if Saint-Étienne has had a third match in a row without defeat, it is not really moving forward before the trip to Pau in ten days. He could, depending on the results of the day, see Angers and Auxerre escape a little more. And the hope of a direct climb as well.
