Antoine Kombouaré shocked the media this Thursday on the sidelines of Anthony Lopes' presentation in Nantes. The Canaries coach denounced the treatment of journalists surrounding his future at the club during the month of December then left the press conference.
Present this Thursday in front of the press on the sidelines of Anthony Lopes' presentation in Nantes, Antoine Kombouaré let loose. The Canaries coach settled scores with the journalists who announced the end of his adventure at the head of the first team at the end of December. For almost two minutes, the technician indulged the media in a very firm verbal outburst.
“Excuse me, I’m going to ask you not to interrupt me. I’m going to do something that will surprise you. In any case, that’s what I am,” said Antoine Kombouaré as a preamble to his speech. . “What will I start with? The week following the defeat against Brest and then we worked for a week to prepare for the Coupe de France match, a lot of things happened. You wrote a lot of things. I I didn't take it into account because it was a difficult situation for the club and for me. But it was normal given the results I made a decision today, you will quickly understand why.
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“You journalists must also question yourselves”
Not gentle with the media, Antoine Kombouaré assured that he understood what might have been said or written about him during the difficulties in Nantes. But what the Kanak coach could not stand was the lack of excuses after incorrect information.
“You journalists need to question yourselves too. That's my point of view, you're not going to agree but I don't really care. What bothers me a lot is is that you have all been unanimous and above all categorical on the fact that today I will no longer be the coach of FC Nantes. Everyone, everyone here in the room,” continued the fiery 61-year-old technician. . “There was only one person who apologized. I would have liked to expect from you either writings to the effect that you were wrong because you completely screwed up.”
Before clarifying: “I say it like that because that's what I feel. But there was nothing. No phone call, at least to apologize or to explain. From then I said to myself that you are acting as if I was not there So if I am not there, I am not coach of FC Nantes as it was inconceivable for you that I would be present today. are the information and sources that you had but That’s what I saw, felt and that’s what I understood. So for me it can’t happen like that.”
Kombouaré will snub the press
Until further notice therefore, and potentially until the end of the Ligue 1 season, Antoine Kombouaré could thus refuse to speak to the media (despite the media obligations imposed by the LFP). A necessary thing, according to him, to appease his anger.
“If I stay here, I tell you, I will be unpleasant and I will even be mean. Because there are things… But I don't want to be there for this press conference” , continued the former PSG defender. “So you're going to act as if I wasn't there, like the week before the Coupe de France match where you wrote everything and anything. And you messed up so it can't happen like that , without consequence, in my opinion.”
And coach Kombouaré concluded: “In the past when I was not happy with certain journalists, I fined them and they did not come to the press conference. But today you are here, I let you work , but I am simply withdrawing. Thank you ladies and gentlemen and happy new year to all.”
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