Jean-Louis Gasset refused to make a firm decision for Téji Savanier after the incident and a little contemptuous sentence from the Montpellier midfielder during the Coupe de France defeat against Le Puy. The Hérault coach confirmed this Thursday that he was waiting for the intervention of his president Laurent Nicollin before sanctioning or not, from a sporting point of view, his usual captain.
Last in Ligue 1, Montpellier will fight in the second part of the season to try to save its place in the elite. Still as motivated and despite a difficult task as a firefighter on duty, Jean-Louis Gasset hopes to maintain the club in the year of its 50th anniversary. But as if sporting failures were not enough, Téji Savanier provoked the anger of Hérault supporters with poorly taken remarks about his monthly 210,000 euros during the rout in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France against Le Puy (4-0) . But before the trip to Lyon, this Saturday during the 16th day of Ligue 1, his coach does not want to rush a decision.
“I'm used to respecting the hierarchy. I talk about the athlete, the club will talk about the rest,” Jean-Louis Gasset said this Thursday during his appearance at a press conference. “Friday morning, before leaving for Lyon and that's why I didn't give the group, the president will intervene at nine o'clock. At this level, we will know a little more on Friday morning.”
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Gasset believes in a Nicollin “strategy”
Relaunched on the hypothesis of sanctioning Téji Savanier from a sporting point of view, notably with the removal of the captain's armband, Jean-Louis Gasset kicked into touch. Here again, the experienced technician
“I'm waiting for Friday morning. I'm waiting for Friday morning at nine o'clock. The president wanted to intervene on Friday when he leaves for Lyon. There is surely a strategy,” continued the Hérault coach. “So the group will listen, I will listen and then we will adapt to the situation.”
“We must put the church back in the middle of the village”
Without providing any clues on the case of Téji Savanier, the Montpellier coach recalled the importance of the state of mind. Last in Ligue 1, the MHSC must fight in a real commando mission to save the club. But let it be said, the incident and the rant of the ultras against the community was not the last straw for a still motivated Jean-Louis Gasset.
“There are periods. I said that we had to limit the damage. In the championship we are not far away, in quotes, and we still have our future in our hands. So, we have to make the readjustments that we must, we must put the church back in the middle of the village and leave with a good state of mind. We have shown that we can have the right reaction. When we are not in the right state of mind, we are. loses even against a team that is hierarchically worse. placed than us.”
Jean-Guy Lebreton with Julien Landry
