Wahbi Khazri : "Capable of doing great things"
Before the arrival of Nîmes Olympique at the Cauldron, the General Manager of ASSE was delighted with the state of mind demonstrated by his team during their last match as he was with the possible return of several players.

Which players are available to you before the arrival of Nîmes?
I’m hoping to recover Romain Hamouma, Denis Bouanga, Gabriel Silva, William Saliba and Yann M’Vila who are returning from injury leave. It does us some good to see all the players come back from training, that allows us to have quality training sessions with intensity. We will see, depending on how they’re feeling, if they can join the team this Saturday, against Nîmes. Even if Ryad Boudebouz et Zaydou Youssouf are still missing, I hope that we’ll enter into a virtuous cycle of performances. We educate players regarding the choice of their shoes and soles. Because even if we have high-quality fields, these choices are very important in order to limit the physical problems linked to the repetition of training sessions on harder surfaces.
Could these returning players revive the team?
I do not know any club that can do without so many players capable of being decisive for their team. We were still deprived of players like Wahbi Khazri, Romain Hamouma, Charles Abi and Franck Honorat. Their return immediately improves our training sessions, and everyone benefits from that. That introduces a sense of competition and a more conquering mindset. We feel that the entire team is determined to do well. Right now, we have to be careful to not injure the players in the recovery phase. So we’ll get there progressively. It’s not the moment to determine a starting lineup since we’ll be playing multiple matches in a row. What counts, is that the players who come back are fresh and very much want to win. The quality that they will bring will give more opportunities to the team.
Was the qualification for the Coupe de France last Saturday a defining moment?
This match was important for us and we knew how to be mentally present. We had to work hard to qualify but the match was interesting in regards of solidarity and combativity. It’s this same type of match that we’ll have Saturday. Nîmes saved themselves by turning in the Coupe because it’s a team obsessed with its situation in the championship. It will be a very difficult match to play against a team that must save itself. A match even more difficult than the one we had in the Coupe de la Ligue, but we’ll have the support of the fans who we lacked against Nantes. We’ll have to fight in order to earn points and climb in the rankings. To meet this challenge, we’ll have to prove that we have the same mindset that we did in the Coupe de France. Before setting other goals for ourselves, we’ll have to fight on the field.
Newsfeed
- Saturday 14 Mar Official statement ASSE suspends its activities
- Sunday 08 Mar #ASSEFCGB Claude Puel : "We deserved much better"
- Saturday 07 Mar #ASSEFCGB Claude Puel : "In combat mode"
- Friday 06 Mar #ASSESRFC ASSE 2-1 Stade Rennais : the highlights
- Friday 06 Mar #ASSESRFC Claude Puel: "I congratulate them
- Wednesday 04 Mar #ASSESRFC Claude Puel : "Play at our best level"
- Wednesday 04 Mar #ASSESRFC Mahdi Camara : "A match unlike any other"
- Monday 02 Mar #Derby OL 2-0 ASSE : The highlights
- Sunday 01 Mar #Derby Claude Puel : "Move forward"
- Friday 28 Feb #DERBY Claude Puel : "Twice as much motivation"
- Friday 28 Feb #DERBY Yohan Cabaye : "Play with our head and our heart"
- Tuesday 25 Feb #ASSESDR Win a shirt signed by William Saliba
- Monday 24 Feb #ASSESDR Behind the scenes
- Sunday 23 Feb #ASSESDR Claude Puel : "Looking forward"
- Friday 21 Feb #ASSESDR Claude Puel : "React all together"
- Friday 21 Feb #ASSESDR Loïs Diony : "I am a warrior"
- Sunday 16 Feb #SB29ASSE Claude Puel : "Be aware of the situation"
- Saturday 15 Feb #SB29ASSE Claude Puel : "With the right mindset"
- Friday 14 Feb #SASASSE Claude Puel : "A true cup match"
- Wednesday 12 Feb #SASASSE William Saliba : "Seize our chance"
- Monday 10 Feb #MHSCASSE MHSC 1-0 ASSE : The highlights
- Sunday 09 Feb #MHSCASSE Claude Puel : "We need confidence"
- Friday 07 Feb #MHSCASSE Franck Honorat : "Quickly win again"
- Thursday 06 Feb #ASSEOM ASSE 0-2 OM : The highlights
- Wednesday 05 Feb #ASSEOM Claude Puel : "We gave it our all"
- Tuesday 04 Feb #ASSEOM Claude Puel : "We have to work our butts off"
- Tuesday 04 Feb #ASSEOM Loïc Perrin : "Show that we're not where we should be"
- Sunday 02 Feb #FCMASSE Claude Puel : "A lesson of efficiency"
- Wednesday 29 Jan #ASMASSE AS Monaco 0-1 ASSE : The highlights
- Wednesday 29 Jan #ASMASSE Claude Puel : "The victory of a team"
- Monday 27 Jan #ASMASSE Claude Puel : "We want to continue the adventure in the cup"
- Monday 27 Jan #ASMASSE Denis Bouanga : "We want to qualify"
- Monday 27 Jan #ASSENO ASSE 2-1 Nîmes : The highlights
- Saturday 25 Jan #ASSENO Claude Puel : "We had to fight"
- Thursday 23 Jan #ASSENO Claude Puel : "We'll have to fight"
- Thursday 23 Jan #ASSENO Wahbi Khazri : "Capable of doing great things"
- Sunday 19 Jan #PFCASSE Paris FC 2-3 ASSE : The highlights
- Saturday 18 Jan #PFCASSE Claude Puel : "We're building ourselves up in a difficult period"
- Friday 17 Jan #PFCASSE Claude Puel : "Desire to react"
- Friday 17 Jan #PFCASSE Yohan Cabaye : "Confidence is super important"
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Sun 08 Mar à 18h08Claude Puel : "In combat mode"
Sat 07 Mar à 15h53ASSE 2-1 Stade Rennais : the highlights
Fri 06 Mar à 01h20Claude Puel: "I congratulate them
Fri 06 Mar à 00h19Claude Puel : "Play at our best level"
Wed 04 Mar à 16h17Mahdi Camara : "A match unlike any other"
Wed 04 Mar à 16h01OL 2-0 ASSE : The highlights
Mon 02 Mar à 02h53Claude Puel : "Move forward"
Sun 01 Mar à 23h56Claude Puel : "Twice as much motivation"
Fri 28 Feb à 17h05Yohan Cabaye : "Play with our head and our heart"
Fri 28 Feb à 16h31Honours

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