In an increasingly demanding football, where the athletic dimension can change a match in a matter of seconds, clubs are refining their recruitment priorities. At Saint Etienne Live Foot, a term that has been revived with insistence in the corridors of the technical staff: le “monstre physique”. An almost brutal expression, but which sums up well the new targeted orientation that of a player with an extraordinary profile, capable of imposing his law by power as much as by endurance. This research does not concern only the market. It reveals a larger evolution of the club’s sporting preparation. Each position is now redesigned according to hybrid criteria, combining technique and volume of play, placement intelligence and ability to repeat the effort.
The quest for the ultimate profile: when Saint Etienne live foot traque le ” monstre physique ”
