Friday’s press conference was an opportunity to confirm this, Will Still has a very blunt way of expressing himself, even if it means using vocabulary that contrasts with that which coaches are accustomed to using in front of the media. But during his time in Reims, he knows that this has also sometimes played tricks on him.
The new coach of the RC Lens has himself asked the club to be supported in this area, to help him progress in his way of communicating: ” Clearly, this is one of the conditions that I put in place with the club. Some statements were taken way out of context and I was given an image of a guy that I am not at all. I’m just a normal person and I don’t use words I don’t understand. I’m going to stay myself, say what needs to be said, but I’m not going to worry about changing just because we have a high-profile job. But I told the club that I needed support on this level and Hugo (Georgel, content and press relations manager), is the ideal person for that.. »
“I prefer to stay down to earth rather than pretend to be someone else.”
And he insists, he does not intend to betray his personality: “ I’m 31 years old, I’m going to make mistakes and I have to in order to learn. I have already learned in recent months. I know what I say, what I do, but like any person and human being, I need to progress. Communication is part of the role of coach, now I’m not going to change at all, I prefer to speak openly and stay with both feet on the ground rather than taking myself for someone else. »
