2023-11-30 12:37:07
Eleventh in the Ligue 1 standings, four points behind the play-off place, FC Nantes made the cut. After four consecutive matches without a victory in the league, the club from the banks of the Erdre chose to dismiss Pierre Aristouy and replace him with Jocelyn Gourvennec. This afternoon, the Canaries officially presented their new coach. On this occasion, Franck Kita, the deputy general director of the FCN, explained that he had not had the choice to replace the former U19 coach, but that the latter was still an employee of the club.
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“For some time, we have felt that we were taking a wrong turn. We thought that waiting any longer would be dangerous for the club. Last season, the end of the season was traumatic. To talk about Jocelyn, she’s someone I’ve known for a while. To be very transparent with you, when we talk with Jocelyn, I admire her experience. He is a coach who knows Ligue 1. These are the characteristics of the coach that I like: authority, there is an important quality in his game. He is rigorous and above all he is very motivated. (…) It’s true that we are eleventh, but we are four points behind the first relegation place. There is a streak of bad results going on. I felt we were taking a wrong turn. I didn’t want us to face the wall and react with stress. I thought it was a good idea to make a change now and take someone with experience. We kept him (Aristouy), we gave him his chance. If you imagine that I am going to say a bad word about Pierre, you are wrong. I want to remember only the positive things about Pierre. Besides, there are only positives. But we are in Ligue 1, we have to take points, we have to keep the clock ticking. I have to make decisions. I’m not there to show off, I’m there to make the team work. He is no longer responsible for the first team, but he is still part of the FCN. I made him feel at ease about his future. When he tells me what he wants, he will communicate them to me. But he has a year and a half of contract left.he confided at a press conference.
Pub. 11/30/2023 1:37 p.m. Updated 11/30/2023 1:38 p.m.
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