Dismissed by FC Nantes on November 26, 2023, Pierre Aristouy had only managed 13 matches. The former Canaries coach inevitably has bad memories of his collaboration with the Kita family.
The upcoming match between FC Nantes and Le Havre on Sunday brings back memories for Pierre Aristouy. It was after a draw between these teams (0-0) that the former coach of the Canaries was sacked in November 2023. Unsurprisingly, the technician does not hide his frustration when returning to this episode. His resentment obviously concerns the president Waldemar Kita and his son Franck, deputy general manager.
« I went through several sensations during these 13 L1 matches on the benchtold Pierre Aristouy in the columns of Ouest-France. From the start, I was mistrusted by managers who were not sure I had made the right choice. I had a complicated schedule from the start (Lille, Marseille, Monaco, 2 points out of 9 possible). I then gave myself a break with 3 victories in 4 matches. This Le Havre match comes following three defeats including one the week before in Metz (3-1), which I think left more of a mark than the draw against Le Havre. »
« What bothers me with these leaders (the Kita family) is that if out of the 19 strikes that day against Les Havrais, one had returned, I would not have been dismissed at that time. This is the result of a lack of strategy and visibilitydeduced Jocelyn Gourvennec’s predecessor. HAS the limit, I would almost perhaps have understood more that they sacked me after Metz. » The proof: Pierre Aristouy only saw the verdict coming three days later. “ I understand immediately when I see Franck's name appear on my mobile, the following Wednesday morning, when I go to Jonelière “, he remembered.
Aristouy's bad feeling
« But, the day before, we got the word out at a club Foundation dinner. Indeed, certain security people, who must have known about my future, showed me their friendship and sympathy in an astonishing way.continued the technician. They tell me: “You’re great! We love you very much!” These are things that these people don't tell me because they are usually full of modesty. There, I find these outbursts of sympathy astonishing. I get home around 12:30 a.m. and tell my wife that something is weird. » Namely an eviction as rapid as it is humiliating.
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