The management of FC Nantes has decided to keep Antoine Kombouaré in post despite a very difficult start to the season. The 61-year-old coach, who returned last March, remains on the bench of the Canaries, who currently occupy sixteenth place in Ligue 1. In the play-off position.
Three months without a victory. We have to go back to August 31 to find the trace of Nantes' last success, on the Montpellier pitch, during the fifth day of Ligue 1 (1-3). Since then, the Canaries have had one series of disappointments and have gone nine consecutive games without winning. A terrible series which leaves them today in sixteenth place in the ranking, in the play-off position. But this bad spiral will not be accompanied by a change of coach. For now, anyway.
Despite the very difficult situation and the revolt of the supporters, the management of FC Nantes decided to keep Antoine Kombouaré in post. The 61-year-old coach, who returned last March, after a first mandate between February 2021 and May 2023, will continue his mission on the bench.
A very tough schedule
The Kanak technician will have to deal with a particularly tough schedule to get things back on track. The people of Nantes will meet on Saturday at the Parc des Princes to challenge PSG (9 p.m.). They will then host Stade Rennais for an explosive derby between two suffering clubs (December 8), before traveling to Brest (December 15), Lille (January 5) and hosting Monaco (January 12).
The challenge in the coming weeks will obviously be to take points to try to move away from the red zone. Particularly at home. Moses Simon's teammates have only won two matches in one year at Beaujoire. Enough to seriously strain ties with their most loyal followers, starting with the ultras of the Loire Brigade, who expressed their anger on Sunday during the defeat against Le Havre (0-2).
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