For Ivan Gazidis, Eirik Horneland is ” One of the most interesting coaches in European football. This is what the president of Saint-Etienne said, in December 2024 in front of the cameras of beIN SPORTS FRANCE, While the Norwegian had just succeeded on the bench at Olivier Dall'oglio.
Five months later, the balance sheet is terrible for the Greens. The Scandinavian technician failed to restore significant momentum to his team. Before the 33rd day of Ligue 1 scheduled for this Saturday, May 10 (kick-off at 9 p.m.) and a trip to Reims, AS Saint-Etienne is on the edge of the precipice.
The promoted has strong probabilities against him to return to the lower floor, a year after finding the elite. In the event of a defeat on the lawn of the Champagne club, another finalist club of the C1 (1956, 1959), the Stéphanois would be officially retrograded in Ligue 2.
Greens' success could be useless
Assuming a draw of the Greens among the men of Samba Diawara, combined with the fact that Le Havre, at home, does not lose against Olympique de Marseille, AS Saint-Etienne would also plunge into French D2.
Eirik Horneland and his players would also be in check in a third scenario: victories of Saint-Etienne and Le Havre, and Nantes do not lose in Auxerre.
