Thomas Siniecki, Media365: published on Friday October 4, 2024 at 5:01 p.m.
In a few months, and even a few matches, Stade Français went from the intoxication of the summits to the harsh reality of the depths.
Laurent Labit, director of rugby at Stade Français, spoke about the departure of his coach Karim Ghezal, expressing “dysfunctions”. While trying not to make him bear the entirety of the Parisians’ poor start to the season, going from second place in the last regular season in June to penultimate place four months later after four days: “I fully assumes responsibility, we arrived together and I had imagined a collaboration, an organization We had some differences on certain areas and subjects, so we decided to stop, but the situation of the club is not his responsibility. . It’s everyone’s.”
“It is in our functioning that we did not find our place (…) It is better to leave on good terms”
The first season had however been “successful, building on the momentum of what already existed”. The two men started together in November but were not aligned on certain points, as Laurent Labit, who arrived at Stade Français after leaving his role as coach of the attack of the XV of France at the end of the World Cup. Like Ghezal, who gave up his role as sideline manager for the national team. “It’s like that in all professional sectors, we’re not going to say that one is good and not the other, that’s not that at all. It’s in our functioning that we don’t have didn’t find our place.”
But then, what were the points of disagreement? Laurent Labit discusses subjects, areas, the management of a staff, training and the vision of the game. “We have to be aligned at a minimum. And if we are not, obviously, it is better to leave each other on good terms rather than going to clash, before it goes too far.” Finally, if the former pair of Laurent Travers (at Castres then at Racing) admits that the start of the season is not in line with expectations, he refuses to speak of a crisis. For him, these adjustments should make it possible to redress the situation. From Saturday against Montpellier at Jean-Bouin?
