Asked about the information indicating an interest from Stade Rennais in his profile in order to replace the current coach, Julien Stéphan, his counterpart from OGC Nice Franck Haise kicked in on Wednesday.
Stade Rennais is going through difficult times. In the midst of a fog since the shipwreck (0-4) at Auxerre, Rennes is hesitant about what to do, even if the fate of its coach, Julien Stéphan, seems sealed. While waiting for the club that hired him to come to terms with these delays, Julien Stéphan led the restart session this Tuesday, knowing that the rest would not necessarily be his responsibility. Stéphan does not know if he will lead the next session on Thursday or even if he will still be on the bench on Sunday against Toulouse. No announcement has yet come to dispel the vagueness surrounding the coach's future. One thing is certain, Stade Rennais is actively working to find a replacement.
According to the daily L'Equipe, among the many profiles scrutinized, that of Franck Haise, today in Nice, is considered attractive by Breton leaders.
“I am good with them”
The new president of Stade Rennais Arnaud Pouille knows Franck Haise well having worked with him in Lens. There had already been talk in the past of calling on the former Sang et Or coach to take on the role.
According to Ouest France, the option would indeed exist, but the newspaper also recalls that it will be difficult to make him leave the Côte d'Azur during the season. What the person concerned confirmed half-heartedly this Wednesday when he was questioned on this subject at a press conference the day before the match. The Aiglons face the Dutch FC Twente on Thursday at 6:45 p.m. as part of the 4th day of the Europa League.
“I arrived four months ago, let me work quietly,” whispered Franck Haise. “I am good here, I am good with my players, even if, from time to time, they give me gray hair. I am good with them, we are in exchange with the management, I am good with my staff, let – me to work quietly.” Haise signed up for three seasons at Nice last summer.
Rennes skates
If Julien Stéphan assured that he “had the energy to continue” after the rout, his leaders are convinced of the opposite and are looking for the ideal personality to shake up the locker room.
Rennes sank on the pitch of promoted Auxerre after a laborious victory against Le Havre by the smallest of margins. A meeting which did not reassure, on the contrary, with content which still left something to be desired despite the success.
Stade Rennais then came out of a series of four games without a win, including two consecutive defeats against Paris Saint-Germain (3-1) and AS Monaco (1-2). Rennes is certainly 13th in the ranking, but only four points behind the European places.
