According to information from L'Equipe, confirmed by RMC Sport, Rudi Garcia is one of the candidates to replace Julien Stéphan, who could very soon be dismissed from his duties after the slap received at Auxerre (4-0) on Sunday.
Julien Stéphan's hours on the Rennes bench are numbered. According to RMC Sport, the coach could be dismissed from his duties this Monday or Tuesday after the slap received at Auxerre (4-0), Sunday during the 10th day of Ligue 1. The scale of the defeat no longer really leaves the choice to Breton decision-makers in search of his successor.
Tudor not in the race
According to information from L'Equipe confirmed by RMC Sport, Rudi Garcia is a lead. The French technician, who passed through Lille, Marseille or Lyon, has been free since his ouster from Naples in November 2023, only five months after his arrival. He knows the Rennes sports director, Frédéric Massara, well, whom he worked with during his time at AS Rome (2013-2016).
On the other hand, Igor Tudor should not be Stéphan's successor on the Breton bench. The Croatian, who was on the Marseille bench in 2022-2023, wants to stay in Italy after resigning from his post at Lazio Rome last June. It also has a too volcanic profile which does not correspond to what the club is looking for. Patrick Vieira, without a job since his ouster from Strasbourg last summer, would have offered. The track has been studied but it is not a priority in Rennes.
After a first stint (2019-2021) marked by victory in the Coupe de France (2019) and prestigious successes in the Europa League (against Betis Sevilla and Arsenal, in particular), Julien Stéphan returned to Rennes in November 2023 as a replacement. by Bruno Genesio but failed to qualify the club for the European Cup. With only three victories and eleven points, Rennes is experiencing a start to the season well below expectations after a very hectic transfer window (11 arrivals, 17 departures).
“I have the energy to continue, so I can perhaps anticipate a question,” he assured Sunday. “I have the energy to fight, the energy to do everything I can to help this team progress.” He had touched on the risks of eviction. “It's not up to me to answer that. I don't have those keys, they're not mine. I'm telling you about my state of mind, what I have in mind. The rest , it’s not my responsibility.”
