Saint-Etienne’s attack was the best in the league in the first 12 days. In addition, they had scored one goal in each of his matches. Only a grain of sand came to undermine one of the team’s strengths: Jean-Phillipe Krasso’s red card against FC Sochaux. The striker was banned for 3 matches and the situation has changed completely since then!
The Franco-Ivorian striker missed matches against Paris FC (0-2), in Amiens (1-0) and against Rodez in the Coupe de France (0-0, 3-4 TAB). AS Saint-Etienne therefore scored a goal in 3 games … from a generous penalty! The team’s offensive face was clearly less attractive during Jean-Phillipe Krasso’s absence.
A weak link between midfield and attack
AXIS has lost the man who allowed it to make the link between its midfield and its attack and more precisely Ibrahima Wadji. Stéphanois’ striker put in three disappointing performances in the absence of his attacking partner. Used in a register that matches his qualities less than him, he has failed to stand out. Laurent Batlles confirms for Progrès that the absence of Krasso is harmful: ” Faced with grouped blocks, he manages with his technical qualities to make differences that others do not. He has this grain of madness that allows us to win games. “
And statistically?
- AXIS 1-1 Nîmes : Krasso takes the penalty and converts it
- QRM 2-2 AXIS : Krasso scores an exceptional goal by eliminating several opposing players
- Valencia 2-2 AXIS : Krasso scores his team’s second goal with an individual achievement
- AXIS 5-0 Bastia : Krasso scores a quadruple and provides an assist. Plus he gets the penalty that he transforms
- Pau 2-2 AXIS : Krasso assists Mouton
- AXIS 2-2 Grenoble : Krasso assists Chambost
- Sochaux 2-1 AXIS : Krasso transforms the penalty
In summary, Jean-Phillipe Krasso scored 8 goals, got 2 penalties and provided 3 assists in 11 games. Statistics that clearly place him as the offensive providential man. Plus, he has one of the best turned strike reports in the league. Of the 13 shots on goal recorded since the start of the 2022/23 financial year, the former Le Mans FC and AC Ajaccio player has scored 7 goals. Also, no other player has converted greater chances than him (5).
The Ivory Coast international scores every 118 minutes in the league and is decisive every 86 minutes. Statistics that testify to addiction
A situation to be fixed in the transfer window?
The attacker expires his contract in June 2023. It will be necessary to settle his contractual situation in order not to lose him free next June. The new international is one of the players with the best market value in the squad. Furthermore, the Saint-Etienne council will have to find alternatives to the JPK in order to compensate for his absence …
