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Coach Ian Cathro Unhappy With Fans' "Olé" Chants During Big Win

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Ian Cathro is the coach of Saint-Étienne football team. The team is also called ASSE.

ASSE played a game against Grenoble. They won the game with a big score.

During the game, some fans at the stadium sang "olé". This song is for easy wins.

Cathro did not like this. He said it was not the right time.

He said, "I did not find that it was the right moment, nor the right way."

Cathro also gave a message to the fans and players. He said the team must not feel too happy about this win.

He said the team must think about the next games. They must "look forward", not back.

This game was at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. This is the home stadium of ASSE.

The team's fans are called "les Verts", which means "the Greens" in French.

Vocabulary4 words

coach
a person who trains a sports team
score
the number of points or goals in a game
stadium
a big place where people watch sports
Geoffroy-Guichard
the name of the football stadium

Quiz

1. Who is Ian Cathro?
2. What did fans sing during the game?
3. What message did Cathro give the team?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Ian Cathro is the _____ of Saint-Étienne football team.

ASSE played a game against Grenoble and won with a big _____.

During the game, some fans at the _____ sang "olé".

Cathro did not like this. He said it was not the right _____.

He said, "I did not find that it was the right moment, nor the right _____."

Cathro also gave a message to the _____ and players.

He said the team must not feel too happy about this _____.

He said the team must think about the next games and "look _____".

This game was at the _____ stadium, the home of ASSE.

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