‘If we do nothing, we’re taking place’ – Nantes president explains choice to sack Jocelyn Gourvennec TERMAN WEBSITE

As revealed by L’Équipe and Ouest-France, Antoine Kombouaré is ready to switch Jocelyn Gourvennec as supervisor at FC Nantes. While this choice is but to be officialised, President Waldemar Kita has confirmed Kombouaré’s imminent return in an interview with L’Équipe. 

Since changing Pierre Aristouy in late November, Gourvennec has misplaced 10 of his 15 video games accountable for Les Canaris. With the membership presently occupying the relation play-off place, inaction wasn’t an choice for Kita, who noticed the necessity to urgently make the change after Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at dwelling to RC Strasbourg Alsace.

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“It was a troublesome thought course of as a result of [Gourvennec] is a good man. We’d actually have needed to maintain him, however we didn’t see a approach out. Regardless of all of the sympathy that we’ve got for Jocelyn, whenever you see the gamers’ behaviour, the outcomes, an ensemble of issues, there isn’t a revolution. You possibly can communicate as a lot as you need, however in some unspecified time in the future, you want an electroshock, to recreate a dynamic, recreate hope. If we do nothing, we’re taking place,” stated Kita, who additionally said that the gamers have their share of duty. 

‘We had no alternative’ – Kita on choice to sack Gourvennec

In his interview with L’Équipe, he added, “Change was an obligation. We had no alternative. I did this within the curiosity of the membership.” Kita then went on to clarify his focus on his choice to re-hire Kombouaré, whom he fired in the direction of the tip of final season with the membership in a equally precarious state of affairs. 

Kita stated that in the direction of the tip of his final spell as Nantes supervisor, he felt that Kombouaré was “drained and worn out”. Nevertheless, with Kombouaré asserting a need to return to administration throughout in an interview with L’Équipe final week, Kita believes it’s the proper option to carry Kombouaré again. 

“He stated he was on the lookout for a brand new workforce and he stated that he had fun at Nantes, that he felt Nantais. He’s somebody who is aware of tips on how to handle a dressing room. We’d like somebody revered,” stated Kita, who stated that he nonetheless believed in Les Canaris’ possibilities of staying up. “The gaps are small; there are eight matches left. That provides me hope. If we have been 10 factors away, it could be over, however that isn’t the case,” added the Nantes president.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle