It's a stormy climate in Nantes, where journalists were welcomed at a press conference by an upbeat Antoine Kombouaré. The technician gave an XXL rant, 48 hours before returning to LOSC in Ligue 1.
Ligue 1 McDonald's, which came to a halt following Paris Saint-Germain's victory in Monaco (2-4), resumes its rights this Friday, on the occasion of its sixteenth day. During this, LOSC finds its audience this Saturday with the reception of FC Nantes. This meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m., was however not on the agenda for the Canaries, where the future of Antoine Kombouaré hit the headlines throughout the winter break. After the slap received in Brest (1-4) on December 15, the technician was announced on an ejection seat but none of the avenues studied by his management to replace him proved conclusive. He is therefore still in office, and had serious criticisms to make to the media.
This Thursday, while the press conference supposed to introduce the upcoming meeting took place, Antoine Kombouaré appeared very upset. He did not mention LOSC once, but preferred to rant at the journalists present in front of him. The Nantes coach did not appreciate the treatment he received during the end-of-year holiday period.
Antoine Kombouaré's rant
“The week following the defeat against Brest, we worked for a week to prepare for the Coupe de France match, a lot of things happened. You have written a lot of things. I didn't take it into account because it was a difficult situation for the club and for me. But hey, so it was normal given our results. I made a decision today, you will quickly understand why, you journalists must also question yourselves. That's my point of view, you're not going to agree but I don't really care.
-What bothers me a lot is that you were all 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. There was only one person who apologized. A person. I expected you to write something to the effect that you were wrong because you were completely wrong. I say it like that because that's what I feel. But nothing happened. No phone calls, at least to apologize or to explain. From then on, I told myself that you act as if I'm not there. So if I'm not there, I'm not the coach of FC Nantes.
For you, it was inconceivable to see me present today. Afterwards this is the information and the sources that you had but this is what I saw, felt and this is what I understood. So for me it can't happen like that. If I stay there, I will be unpleasant and even mean because I don't want to be there. So you're going to act as if I wasn't there, you're going to write about the week which preceded the Coupe de France match because it can't happen like that, without consequences. In the past, when I was not happy with certain journalists, I fined them, they did not come to press conferences. Today, you are here, I let you work, but I simply withdraw. Happy New Year everyone, thank you. »
This is how, following this speech, Antoine Kombouaré slammed the door on journalists, leaving the room without answering any questions. They will be able to find him this Saturday inside the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre Mauroy in Villeneuve d'Ascq.
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