Things are buzzing at the moment on the Ligue 1 benches… Particularly in Saint-Etienne and near Nantes…
Indeed, Antoine Kombouare could well live these last days as coach of the Canaries. If according to L’Equipe, he should still be on the bench in the Coupe de France this weekend (Nantes will face Drancy), this could well be just a reprieve. The former RC Lens coach might not make it through Christmas, while his team occupies 14th place with 14 points, one ahead of 16th, Saint-Etienne… Its leaders are said to be in deep reflection and have even already ticked off a name to succeed him: that of Portuguese Sergio Conceição who had already coached the team in 2016-2017 before leaving for personal reasons after good results. He then joined Porto where he was released from duty in June after winning 3 league titles, 4 Portuguese Cups and a League Cup. Habib Beye is another name mentioned.
A Norwegian on the benches of Ligue 1?
In Saint-Etienne, we are still looking for the successor to Olivier Dall’Oglio, recently sacked. According to L’Equipe, the Greens would target the Norwegian Eirik Hornelandwho has just resigned from SK Brann after being elected best coach in his country in 2022. The 49-year-old man is currently holding the rope and has already met the leaders.
