Fourteenth in Ligue 1, Nantes has not won since August 31. A situation which logically weakens Antoine Kombouaré, increasingly threatened as certain names begin to filter through to succeed him.
After Michel der Zakarian three weeks ago, will Antoine Kombouaré be the next coach to be fired? Like Julian Stéphan in Rennes, the FC Nantes coach is in the hot seat. It must be said that his team, 14th in Ligue 1, has not won since August 31, an eternity. And if Waldemar Kita finally seems to have understood that stability was good, he will not endure such poor form from the Canaries for long, and Antoine Kombouaré could pay a high price. According to information from the Man of the Match site, the former coach of Valenciennes and PSG is clearly threatened to such an extent that the next match against Lens could well be crucial for his future.
In the event of defeat, the Nantes staff could consider replacing him during the international break. Several names are also starting to filter through. According to the media, a short list of three French coaches was drawn up by the Nantes board. The first name on it is that of Philippe Montanier, without a club since his departure from Toulouse, where he had done a superb job. The profile of the ex-Real Sociedad coach really appeals to Nantes leaders, who are also following the situation of Patrick Vieira. Thanked by Strasbourg this summer, the 1998 world champion is currently a consultant on DAZN and his name was timidly mentioned in Rennes, where he is not the priority.
Finally, Zoumana Camara's profile also caught the attention of Waldemar Kita and Nantes decision-makers, who are looking for a coach capable of helping young people progress and in this sense, the former PSG U19 coach has serious arguments to make to be worth. FC Nantes in any case has multiple ideas, it now remains to be seen whether Antoine Kombouaré will manage to reverse the trend or whether the upcoming matches will definitively seal his future away from Beaujoire.
