Why Nice resemble ASSE in 2022 ahead of Ligue 1/L2 play-offs

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·25 de mayo de 2026

Why Nice resemble ASSE in 2022 ahead of Ligue 1/L2 play-offs

OGC Nice will face Saint-Etienne on Tuesday 26 and Friday 29 May in the Ligue 1/L2 play-offs, seeking to protect their top-flight place.

According to Le Progres, the club have drifted for months while looking for a buyer and clashing with supporters. The downturn began before Claude Puel’s arrival.

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Nice could be the ASSE of 2022. The first clear link is Puel, who led Les Verts until December 2021, before their relegation, and took charge at Nice on 29 December, aged 64.

He has stepped into a situation mirroring what he left at Saint-Etienne, a club 13th with a five-point cushion over the play-off spot, off-colour and not set up for a relegation fight.

Above all, the problem is mental, with a real dressing-room spirit hard to build. The two legs against Les Verts will decide whether Nice remain in Ligue 1.

Source: Le Progres