Called in October to succeed Michel Der Zakarian, Jean-Louis Gasset unfortunately did not succeed in raising the bar for Montpellier Hérault SC. The results even appear almost worse. With the defeat against Angers, the meager hopes of remaining in Ligue 1 were definitively gone. If the season is not yet over, it is clear that the pailladin ship is sinking inexorably, and the coach with the cap, despite all his good will, will not have been able to prevent it. Certainly, circumstances did not work in his favor. Numerous injuries and a limited quality squad reduced his room for maneuver when taking charge of the squad. However, we were waiting for a revolution, a new breath that could revive the team. We believed in it a few times, in vain.
The MHSC coach ultimately locked himself into choices similar to those of his predecessor, relying on executives who, again on Sunday, cruelly disappointed. No one, however, will question his attachment to the club and the city, nor that of his faithful assistant Ghislain Printant. Their love for Montpellier is obvious, but that will not have been enough. This exit from retirement for an impossible mission will leave a bitter taste. From now on, the emergency is elsewhere. The club must learn the lessons of this bitter failure and immediately plan for the future. These next few months must be devoted to reconstruction, with the aim of building a competitive team in Ligue 2, capable of aiming for an immediate comeback. Jean-Louis Gasset will not have been able to save the MHSC, but there remains an opportunity to breathe new life into our coat of arms over the coming months.
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