If we follow the Kita's “logic”, Antoine Kombouaré will not be fired in the event of a defeat for FC Nantes on the PSG pitch this Saturday. Indeed, it would be illogical to confirm a coach in agony after a defeat against Le Havre, and to oust him in the event of a defeat against the undisputed leader of Ligue 1.
Even if with the Kita we are not immune to a surprise, we hardly believe in it. For his part, Kanak doesn't seem to believe it either. Asked about his future this Thursday at a press conference, Kombouaré was rather relaxed.
“I know that we are not having good results and that I am on the front line. That is the responsibility of the managers. As long as I am here, I work. As we are not doing well, you will have understood that I have every interest in concentrating on my work, and in addition we are playing PSG What monopolizes my mind is knowing how we can have a good match, even if we know that it is complicated. 'no one tells me: “it's over “, I'm here and happy, combative doing what I do every day. I'm not telling you that I slept well (after Le Havre), but I'm not wondering if I'm going to jump or not. I I've never received so many messages, asking me how I'm doing, but I'm doing well, sportingly, I'm not happy but I have a fantastic job and luck. you have to go get things.” he confided.
Comments from Kombouaré which suggest that he did not receive an ultimatum from his leaders. Which would be totally crazy given the very negative spiral, but not impossible.
What can we deduce from this? It’s difficult to get into the “Kita Circus” spirit. However, we can assume that the Nantes board will delay until January with the aim of strengthening Kombouaré's squad, and this at a lower cost. Even if it means giving up 2-3 million euros (cost of dismissing Kombouaré and his staff), we might as well spend this money in the transfer window.
A whim, a revelation, a bet – you call it what you want – which would be very risky, especially in view of the complicated calendar: PSG, Rennes, Brest, Lille, Monaco, Saint-Etienne and Lyon. It seems that the Kita like this pressure…
