It’s back to work for AS Monaco, as they face a Stéphanois team who are making their return to Ligue 1. Facing the promoted team, the Monegasques intend to start the season well and send a message to the competition.
This evening, Ligue 1 continues its return with a tricky match for AS Monaco who will challenge AS Saint-Etienne at 9:00 p.m.
Great ambitions
Second in the French championship last season, the Monegasques begin a new season this Saturday evening against theAS Saint-Etienne. For Minamino and his partners, the objective will be to stay at the top of the ranking as confirmed by Adi Hütter in a press conference: “We can always dream of titles in life, it’s human nature. But above all we are very clear in our objectives, we want to stay at the top of the table and why not go through the group stage in C1 (it is now a single hen, editor’s note). AS Monaco has always been an ambitious club, and we have a very good team this season, but it is still a different challenge from last year.”
The ASM coach looked ahead to this tricky match against the newly promoted Saint-Etienne team, praising the opposing team’s qualities: “We expect them to play 4-3-3 with Sissoko up front, a solid striker who they play long balls to. We will certainly have more possession and will have to find ways to keep them under pressure, while playing our style of play. Last season we dropped a lot of points on the way to getting out of the game, so we will have to be careful to close the gap with Paris Saint-Germain in particular and the top teams.”
A big challenge
Back in the elite after an exciting season and a rise to Ligue 1, a big challenge awaits AS Saint-Etienne but the Greens are ready and Olivier Dall’Oglio does not want to rush things. The Saint-Etienne coach remains modest and does not want to aim too high: “Maintaining. There is also an objective to help the players progress. It will be important to establish a style that resembles Saint-Étienne with solid and united boys. This will be the basis before anything else. We have objectives for results, but also for construction.”. Facing Monaco, Saint-Etienne begins this season against a competitor for the title. The technician expects a complicated encounter: “Of course, like all the teams, with the transfer window continuing until the end of August, we will be completely ready in September. But we have worked for this match against Monaco, a title contender. We know that it will be very complicated, but we will go there with our current weapons: youth, enthusiasm, courage.”.
At a press conference, he took the opportunity to highlight the enthusiasm of the supporters: “We saw green jerseys everywhere this summer, even in Spain and Germany. There is also this extraordinary season ticket campaign. It’s magnificent! It’s up to us to maintain it. We have to build a team around all of that. I’m taking this opportunity to launch an appeal. We’re going to launch a lot of young players from the training or from outside. They will need encouragement! The public knows how to do it. They know how to be grateful, provided that they put all the ingredients together.”
What time does Monaco – Saint-Etienne start?
The kick-off of the Ligue 1 first day match between Monaco and Saint-Etienne is scheduled Saturday August 17 at 9:00 p.m. at the Stade Louis II (Monaco). Clément Turpin will be the referee for the match.
On which channel can you watch Monaco – Saint-Etienne?
New holder of Ligue 1 TV rights, DAZN will broadcast the poster between the Monegasques and the Stéphanois.
How to follow Monaco – Saint-Etienne in streaming?
If you want to watch the match of the first day of the French championship between Monaco and ASSE on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to subscribe to a subscription on DAZN.
What are the probable lineups for Monaco – Saint-Etienne?
Monaco : Kohn – Kehrer, Maripan, Salisu – Vanderson, Camara, Zakaria, Henrique – Minamino, Embolo, Golovin.
Saint-Etienne : Larsonneur (G) – Pedro, Batubinsika, Abdelhamid, N’Zuzi – Fomba, Tardieu, Mouton – Davitachvili, I. Sissoko, Cafaro.
What are the predictions for Monaco – Saint-Etienne?
- Betclic: Monaco: 1.41 / Draw: 4.90 / Saint-Etienne: 7.00
- Bwin: Monaco: 1.41 / Draw: 4.50 / Saint-Etienne: 6.25
- NetBet: Monaco: 1.42 / Draw: 4.90 / Saint-Etienne: 6.40
- Unibet: Monaco: 1.42 / Draw: 5.00 / Saint-Etienne: 6.85