There are no more Norman clubs involved in this 2021-2022 edition of the Coupe de France. Its last representative, Quevilly-Rouen, logically fell this Sunday against AS Monaco (1-3). A penalty from Ben Yedder (33rd) and a double from Volland (37th and 58th) got the better of the Seinomarins, whose superb goal from Sibidé just before the break – strike from the left in the top corner – was unfortunately only a moment of ephemeral hope.
The trainers’ waltz
The Principality’s club, however, arrived at the Robert-Diochon stadium with a considerably reduced workforce, affected by the Covid and injuries. He also presented himself with an interim coach, Stéphane Nado, called to take over from Niko Kovac, thanked a few days earlier. While waiting for the imminent enthronement of Belgian Philippe Clément, present this Sunday in Diochon.
QRM will also have to recruit a new trainer. Because there is (almost) no doubt that Bruno Irlès will join Troyes, in L1, to succeed Laurent Battlès, sacked before the truce. “There are a lot of things that have been said. We will see in the coming days what it is. It is in the hands of presidents. I’m still under a contract for a year and a half, so it’s not Bruno Irlès who decides on his own, reacted the coach, embarrassed at the mention of his future.
Maybe the players are affected. Bruno Irles
Are any players affected by the idea of seeing him go, did we allow ourselves to insist? “May be, replied the technician, who raised QRM to L2 last spring and led him to a very satisfactory 11th place at the end of the first leg. But it was the players who built this momentum. They brought me, and vice versa. This group lives. He was born ten months ago when I arrived. QRM was then at the edge of National 2. We put the club back into the professional world. When I see tonight’s game, I have no worries. We did not feel a demobilized QRM tonight. On the contrary, we felt a lot of envy. The group is committed to maintaining this dynamic that we created during the first part of the season.“
Midfielder Alassane Diaby also showed a certain embarrassment in answering questions surrounding the future of Bruno Irlès. “We were focused on the Monaco game. What is happening next is not what you have to focus on at the moment. Let’s analyze this Monaco match and the details that we must correct“, he evaded.
Three names are circulating to succeed Bruno Irlès, those of Fabien Marcadal, the favorite at this time, Oswald Tanchot, the former coach of the HAC, and Nicolas Usaï. In any case, the situation will have to settle very quickly because an important match awaits QRM next Saturday in Bastia. It will be without Sidibé, expelled at the end of the match for a gesture of humor.