The return of Jorge Sampaoli is a big surprise and Rennes pulls off a nice move to try to save its season. The Argentinian confided his great love for our championship.
Officialized this Monday evening, the signing of Jorge Sampaoli is now effective and the Argentine coach was presented to the press this Tuesday. The opportunity for the new coach of Stade Rennais to also explain the reasons for his choice which may have been surprising. If OM had attracted it by its volcanic character, the Breton club is rather calm even when the crisis knocks on the door. Jorge Sampaoli, who is having difficulty stabilizing himself in a club, arrives to redress the situation and perhaps succeed in putting the “Rouge et Noir” back in Europe. But on the fact of arriving at Roazhon Park while Rennes is mainly used to taking French coaches, the Argentinian admits that he greatly appreciated his first visit to France in the Provençal city, and in particular the breeding ground that our team represents. championship.
« The idea is that the team manages to arouse emotions, enthusiasm, and that this change later brings us to Europe. But I don't want the team to change because of me, but because it owes it to its city, its supporters », asked a Sampaoli who has visibly done a lot of work on himself, recognizing his extravagant character, but also that his very pronounced demands had played tricks on him in his past experiences.
France and Brazil are the best
What will make it more softened to return to Ligue 1? “ I am a real admirer of Ligue 1. After Marseille, I continued to watch, I really like how the teams work, their transitions. Ligue 1 has continued to evolve, I think the best players in the world are provided by France and Brazil », Delivered the new Rennes coach, who knows that our championship is indeed known to be a real breeding ground for talent. And Stade Rennais has often trained and provided great players, even if the ambitious transfer window which is preparing in Brittany will perhaps not be a very positive message for the players at the training center and their playing time.
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