Bruno Irles: “In his contact with the players, he has what I don’t have and what I don’t want to have”

As he said so well after Bordeaux-Rennes, the previous evening, Bruno Irles as well as
Given Prsodid not watch the meeting between Strasbourg and Calais, but more the draw of their main opponent in National 2, US Saint-Malo, in Blois.

In Sud Ouest, a focus was placed on the relationship between the former Croatian international and the former AS Monaco player and trainer. This relationship was created “When I moved into the world of professional coaches, he was around a lot of agents and put clubs in touch. I can't find a club in France and it's him who offers me Sherif Tiraspol.

It was his first experience abroad, with 7 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Bruno Irles also won the Moldovan Super Cup in August 2016 and played in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League. But, on the evening of an away defeat at the end of September 2016, he was dismissed from his position while his team was leading the Moldovan championship with six victories in eight matches, while having the best attack.

Then, over time, the two men became even closer, actually working together, as head and assistant coach. With two roles and two different, complementary personalities.

“In his contact with the players, he has what I don't have and what I don't want to have. I can be demonstrative, but I maintain a distance because I am the one who decides. Dado's role allows him to be closer. I need him in my management. And then, he understands football like me. When he speaks to a player, I know he tells him what I would have said. It's as if I myself had spoken. This blind confidence is time saved. »