​The quest for the ultimate profile: when Saint Etienne live foot traque le ” monstre physique ” 

  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.