Day 4 of Ligue 2 marks a break with the international truce, offering an encouraging first assessment for the ASSE. The team, led by Eirik Horneland, has a promising strength with 2 wins and 2 draws, rising to first place in the championship thanks to a better goal difference than Pau and Nancy. Players are particularly distinguished, like Moueffek, whose energy and mobility boost the game, and who embodies a valuable box-to-box profile in a league where low blocks are frequent. His involvement outside the field, especially with young people, is also appreciated, despite persistent physical fragility. Similarly, the midfielder, after a quiet last season, reborn this year with a goal and three decisive passes, demonstrating a vision of the game and a growing quality of pass, although it sometimes remains imprecise in the last gesture.

The defence of ASSE is reinforced by a Portuguese international U21, a real asset for the team. This player, serous, fast and powerful, forms a promising hinge with Mickaël Nadé, although he still has to work his concentration to avoid costly mistakes. Another defender, after having been in trouble last season, seems to have taken a new start, even if he now faces competition and injury. Despite his limitations, he remains an exemplary player, leader in the locker room, whose experience and technique will be essential for the team, especially with the uncertainties regarding the availability of some players.

Finally, the Belgian striker, despite rumours of departure, struggles to regain his level of the previous season. Lacking pace and potentially distracted by transfer projects, he must refocus on the present and invest fully in the club. The supporters hope to review the talent he demonstrated in Ligue 1, and his personal ambitions will have to match the ASSE project: the promotion in Ligue 1. The team will need all its strengths, including its experience, to achieve this goal.