New coach of Stade Rennais in crisis, the Argentinian insisted on the need to regain confidence in a team ranked 13th in Ligue 1.
Jorge Sampaoli is officially back in Ligue 1. A little more than two years after his departure from Olympique de Marseille, the Argentine coach was inducted this Tuesday onto the bench of Stade Rennais, where he worked until in June 2026. “We are in a not ideal situation, which must be resolved as quickly as possible. This new stage will require a lot of work”estimated the Argentine coach, aged 64, at a press conference.
Sampaoli first wishes “know the team to be able to develop an identity, a gaming culture”. Then it will be necessary to instill confidence. “This team is suffering because it is not achieving the objectives, diagnosed Sampaoli. The idea is to transform this suffering into security. We have to transform the group so that it feels comfortable on the pitch.” Asked about the objective of the top 5 in the championship, the Argentinian kicked in.
Sampaoli admits to being “often too ambitious”
Having passed through Sevilla FC and the Argentine selection, Sampaoli slammed the door of OM in the summer of 2022, disappointed that the Marseille leaders could not offer him recruitment worthy of competing with Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. He had nevertheless made the Marseille team the runner-up to PSG and had taken them to the semi-finals of the Conference League (C4).
“My level of demands is often too ambitious. I need to improve on this”recognized the Rennes coach, successor to Julien Stephan and keen to stay in Brittany for the long term. Rennes, 13th in the French championship with the 6th budget after eleven days, will travel to Lille on November 24 after the international break.
