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Hungry for sport, he grew up to the sound of Formula 1 engines and the exploits of Ronaldinho. Today, with a Master's degree in sports journalism, he no longer misses an F1 Grand Prix or a PSG match, his two passions and specialties.
While he ultimately retained his position on the FC Nantes bench, Antoine Kombouaré did not hesitate to let out a huge rant at a press conference. The former PSG player criticized the journalists in particular for having pushed him too quickly at the start. But according to Daniel Riolo, the dismissal of the Kanak was well documented, it was the Kita who were forced to review their plan.
This is the file that shook the end of the year FC Nantes. After a very disappointing first part of the season, the Canaries suffered a very heavy defeat in Brest (1-4) on December 15, which should have been synonymous with dismissal for Antoine Kombouare. Several media also agreed that Habib Beye was close to replacing him. This did not please the former member at all. PSG who gave a big rant at a press conference in front of the journalists who had announced his departure. But Daniel Riolo affirms, the departure ofAntoine Kombouare was 100% well done.
“Kombouaré should not have been on the bench for the Coupe de France match in Drancy”
« I will tell everything that happened. Antoine Kombouaré was not expected to be on the bench for the Coupe de France match in Drancy. We told Habib Beye: you will be on the bench. Beye said: “it's Thursday, the match is Saturday, I'm not going to take the team tomorrow”, they wanted to present him Friday afternoon so that he could be on the pitch against Drancy. He said we need to stay calm and get things going after Christmas. After all, Kombouaré might not be aware of what was going on behind his back. Which would be possible with the Kita, but let's play the communication exercise when we know how the Kita manage the club… If people prefer to believe the communication. Obviously they want to fire him, that it's done and completed. They spoke to Conceiçao, but there was never really any question of him coming, on the other hand with Habib Beye it was completed », says the journalist of RMC at the microphone of theAfter Footbefore continuing.
“The Kitas change their mind for the umpteenth time”
« Except that there was one element: there was no performance manager. The Kitas, when they heard that there was the possibility of Greg Dupont coming, it excited them a little because he worked with Zidane. The Beye clan called Dupont asking if he was going to come. He responded by saying that he couldn't decide that quickly and that he needed time which they didn't have. Kita called him back in the evening to find out if he was coming or not. Knowing that Dupont wouldn't come, Kita said: “we'll let it go.” It's all the madness of the Kita family. Habib Beye told himself that everything was not going to collapse because of that, everything collapsed because of that. Except that in the discussions before things went wrong it was: Kombouaré, it's 100% over. Habib Beye was in Paris and he was told to come to Nantes the next day, Friday the 20th, to make the presentation before going on the bench for the (Coupe de France) match against Drancy. In the end, things go wrong. He sees Antoine Kombouaré again during a discussion which regains some confidence with the Kita. He tells them that he's not completely burned out and that he can get through this. The Kitas change their mind for the umpteenth time », added Daniel Riolo.
