Antoine Kombouaré risks paying dearly for his last choices and the defeat in Brest on Sunday (4-1). More than ever in the hot seat, the 61-year-old Kanak coach is no longer unanimous within the Kita family.
The 1-1 draw against PSG and the 1-0 victory in the derby against Stade Rennais brought hope to Nantes, and the rumors of Antoine Kombouaré’s departure had logically calmed down. But the 61-year-old coach is again in the hot seat after the spectacular relapse this weekend on the pitch at Stade Brestois (4-1). A defeat which risks leaving traces for Antoine Kombouaré, whose future was almost sealed Monday evening according to the indiscretions of The Team.
The Kita family endorsed their choice
Indeed, the national daily reveals that the Kita family has moved forward in its thinking and that in recent hours, it had almost confirmed the departure of Antoine Kombouaré, deeming a rapid change of coach more than necessary. The coach targeted by the Canaries to compensate for a possible departure of Kombouaré has been known for a long time and the plan has not changed, to bring back Sergio Conceiçao, formerly of the house and who spent seven years at FC Porto. Antoine Kombouaré still had a chance to save his place, but the Nantes staff did not appreciate his choices in Brest and in particular the sidelining of Nathan Zézé, on the bench to everyone’s surprise in favor of Jean-Kevin Duverne, at fault and replaced at the break.
We must now convince Conceiçao
The objective for the Kita family is now to convince Sergio Conceiçao to take up the Nantes challenge, as he did in 2017. But the Portuguese coach is now of another standing, and it will be more difficult to attract him. Hope is still present since L’Equipe affirms that contact was renewed on Sunday between Sergio Conceiçao and FC Nantes. Discussions will now move forward with the objective for the Loire-Atlantique club to quickly complete an agreement. As soon as this is done, Antoine Kombouaré should be thanked, if this is not the case before since the future of the ex-PSG coach is no longer in doubt.
