The level of Ligue 1 is very high, it is something anyone who has been to can in France can attest to. Brann’s successful head coach Eirik Horneland has signed with Saint-Étienne and today he was in the stands to see his new club being overrun by Marseille.
Former Manchester United star Mason Greenwood, Adrien Rabiot, Luis Henrique and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg showed Eirik Horneland he has a big task ahead of him.
Ibrahim Sissoko started the slump for Saint-Étienne by being sent off after halfway through the first half. Luckily, there was only one cup game, one that everyone expected Marseille to win anyway.
Eirik Horneland was presented as the new Saint-Étienne coach on Friday, but he will not lead his first training session until December 29. His debut will come against Reims in the league on January 4, the same day as my son plays at Baracoa in Asker.
Well, 20 minutes into the game, Sissoko raised his left arm in the face of Marseille captain Leonardo Balerdi. Match manager Jeremy Stinat resolutely pulled up the red card, and an already tricky task became significantly more difficult for Saint-Étienne.
The level is something completely different from what Eirik Horneland is used to from the Eliteserien. After 22 minutes later, former Manchester United player Mason Greenwood hammered in 1-0 after a sparkling assist from Luis Henrique. Just over ten minutes before half-time, Adrien Rabiot made matters worse for the hosts when he made it 2-0 after a corner.
With twenty minutes left to play, Henrique himself hammered in 3-0. Ten minutes before the end, Danish Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg set the score at 4-0.
