One of France’s most popular clubs, Saint-Etienne, has just fired its coach Alain Perrin and replaced him by his first assistant, Christophe Galtier. I really don’t understand the logic behind that. Isn’t the coach’s first assistant also partly responsible for the team’s bad results? This is all part of the bad management Saint-Etienne has had since several dozens of years. The 2 Presidents at the head of this mythical French team have no idea how to lead and manage the club. This all shows complete disorganisation, lack of proactivity and absolutely no vision. I’m really pissed off at the state of decay the “Verts” are in. I vividly recall that one of the most memorable television matches I ever saw was Saint-Etienne’s incredible comeback 5 -1 against the then Yugoslavian champion Hadjuk Split in the return game of the eighth finals of the Champions League 1974/75. Split had won the first game 4 to 1 but just couldn’t resist the legendary spirit of the “Chaudron” (cauldron).
Here is a video of the quarter final return game in the cauldron against the Polish champion Ruch Chorzow that Saint-Etienne eliminated following the eighth final against Split.