Sept. With only 7 points on the clock after 7 days, Stade Rennais is having its worst start to the season in 7 years. If the Breton club is far from being lost in the race for its European ambitions, the current dynamic got the better of Olivier Cloarec, removed from his position as executive president in favor of Arnaud Pouille, last Friday.
After witnessing the defeat of his new club against the current leader Monaco for its first, the former leader of RC Lens will take advantage of the international break to set the course for the Rennes ship. His presentation press conference, scheduled for Thursday, should say more about the Stade Rennais Pouille-style policy. In the meantime, several projects are already waiting for the new strong man in the Rouge et Noir organization chart. Starting with that of the coach.
The future of Julien Stéphan in Rennes
Weakened by results below expectations, Julien Stéphan is even more so with this change in the presidency. “The pressure is constant. We wear it every day. I will remain under pressure until the last day I do this job”reacted the Rennes coach about his situation.
For a majority of supporters, the man who led the team to the final victory in the Coupe de France in 2019 is no longer the man for the job. After a busy start to the season with confrontations against OL, PSG, Lens and Monaco, Stade Rennais is preparing to face teams considered more affordable (Brest, Le Havre, Auxerre and Toulouse). Could this schedule until the next international break be that of the last chance for Stéphan, some names to succeed him could quickly appear?
Preparing for the winter transfer window with Frederic Massara
What about the Rennes sports director? Arriving this summer to succeed Florian Maurice, the Franco-Italian is discreet in the media. If former president Olivier Cloarec took care of summer sales, Frederic Massara orchestrated the arrivals.
Like the season spent under the leadership of Maurice, the mayonnaise of the new recruits is slow to rise. It must be said that there have been many movements at Roazhon Park, with no less than 12 signatures. Change requires patience, but Rennes could have to adjust its squad from the next transfer window, in January. It remains to be seen whether this task will be carried out with a firm hand by Arnaud Pouille and Frederic Massara.
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