After an encouraging end to the season under the direction of Mathieu Chabert, Le Mans FC wants to continue to look towards the top, with at its head a coach who is making his debut in the National, Patrick Videira. The 47-year-old Franco-Portuguese led his first training session on Thursday at the Pincenardière.
VIDEO. Le Mans FC returns to training
“Patrick is ready. We’re going to make him grow, and he’s going to make us grow, assures Thierry Gomez, the president of the Le Mans club. You know, there was a very beautiful story here with Frédéric Hantz, who arrived from Brive and who was not very well known and who really brought a new way of managing, new training techniques, a new discourse. And it worked very, very well because, a few months later, Le Mans found itself in Ligue 1 and was going to write one of the most beautiful pages of its history. That’s what I wish for Patrick.”
The coach’s messages to his players
From the moment we made contact, Patrick Videira outlined the main points of his action. The president spoke of humility and ambition, these are strong words. I told the players – and I will tell them often – that what is very important,…
