The Téji Savanier episode is one more element in a season where Montpellier is not getting its head above water. In After Foot on RMC, Daniel Riolo wanted to react to the excuses of the MHSC captain. Montpellier supporters also expressed their indignation via a press release published on social networks.
Montpellier is having a catastrophic start to the season. Red lantern in Ligue 1, the Hérault club is 4 points behind the first non-relegation team. With only two small successes in the championship, the MHSC has also just suffered a huge slap in the Coupe de France. Jean-Louis Gasset's men lost heavily in the 32nd minute on the pitch at Le Puy (4-0), a National 2 club.
“I think we should release it.”
Beyond this sporting humiliation, this elimination was difficult because of the comments made by Téji Savanier towards a person present in the public. Putting the club's sporting situation into perspective given his high salary, the MHSC midfielder then made a point of apologizing. Present in the After Foot this Tuesday, Daniel Riolo was intractable towards the captain of Montpellier: “I, Téji Savanier's excuses, I do not accept. I fire him directly from the club, immediately. He held Montpellier like a hero for years He was the best player of the club, he was faithful because he could have gone elsewhere but he stayed there. That's where there is this little question. stayed because he didn't want to hurt himself by going elsewhere or out of loyalty to this club that he loves.”
Furthermore, according to Daniel Riolo, Téji Savanier, with all the good he has brought to Montpellier in recent years, now has the status of an untouchable player: “He was very good, he helped Montpellier, he was the most big salary from the club. It was probably deserved and he was captain For several months, Michel Der Zakarian (the former coach of Montpellier) was complaining about Téji Savanier, particularly about his weight and his status. We couldn't move him and he was untouchable in the club. I think we should take him out of the team to see if there isn't another solution to liven up this midfielder. save. It no longer brings anything.”
While the MHSC announced that it did not endorse the attitude of its captain, the Ultras group “Butte Paillade 91” denigrated the attitude of Téji Savanier in a press release published on December 24: “When we think we have hit rock bottom , they find a way to take us further down. This statement is the last straw. We were treated to a terse press release including a condemnation and an “apology” from Savanier, written by the service. club communication.
