Julien Stéphan took over from Bruno Génésio in the course of the season for Stade Rennais on the request of the proprietor François Pinault. The membership’s improvement had stalled beneath Génésio and a loss to on the time backside positioned and winless Olympique Lyonnais was sufficient to see the supervisor given his marching orders.
In response to L’Équipe, expectations had been low and Stéphan’s remit was clear: to enhance the workforce’s efficiency. Exterior of steering a reasonably costly and proficient group of gamers away from a slide down the underside of the desk, Stéphan had no exterior pressures.
The interim supervisor has returned a successful mentality to a Rennes aspect that had solely received twice in twelve video games earlier than appointing him. The membership turned probably the most in type workforce within the league as they went on a seven-game successful streak that has seen them stand up the desk and perch simply exterior of the European positions.
Stéphan prone to be provided contract extension
Such has been the enhancements beneath Stéphan that he’ll seemingly be provided a contract extension past the top of the season no matter whether or not Rennes end in a European place or not.
Nonetheless, the interim supervisor has but to play his playing cards on the desk, as he acknowledged earlier than the loss to FC Lorient, “What issues us most is to proceed to mobilise our vitality for this locker room… We’ll speak, we’ll see what occurs. We got here in a really particular context with a short-term mission. If the membership is pleased with our work and desires to proceed, we’ll be delighted and we’ll focus on.”
GFFN | Nick Hartland