AS Saint-Etienne goalkeeper Gautier Larsneur was very upset after Saturday’s defeat at Dunkirk in Ligue 2.
After Saint-Étienne conceded their second straight defeat to Dunkirk (0-1) on Saturday as part of matchday 23 of Ligue 2, Gautier Larsneur appeared before the media. In a match marked by a refereeing error leading to a damaged Northern goal by Olivier Dell’Oglio, the Greens showed a very inadequate level of play and unworthy of a candidate for promotion.
The former Valencians goalkeeper sounded the alarm. “We were not equal. We players have not prepared things for many matches. So now we have to question ourselves. Coming into Dunkirk, even if there was no refereeing error, going 0-0 is a poor performance. Plus, we lose, that’s a bit of icing on the cake.”
“I mean we don’t have the ball.”
The last Faurezian rampart does not see any positive development in the team’s game, even though Olivier Dell’Oglio has replaced Laurent Bettles. “It’s progressing, but above all it’s going backwards. We have to say things to each other. Two months ago, we were top 5, so no, it’s not stable, it’s not progressing and for me, it’s going backwards a bit. Going. So we’ve got to move on, we’ve got to work, we’ve got to keep our mouths shut because yes today, there’s a referee but we’re players, we’ve got to move on.
“I mean we don’t have the ball. The supporters are there, they’re patient, but it’s also up to us to give them a little bit, because after a while it will blow over. Yes, after a while, everyone has a limit to their patience.”
Eleventh in the rankings, Saint-Etienne will host Troyes on matchday 24, Monday 12 February.
