“I am quite satisfied and proud of the decision I made”. Tuesday, December 21 in the morning, Christophe Urios returned to the reasons which led him to extend his contract as manager of the Union Bordeaux-Bègles (UBB) until 2025. Why satisfied? “It allows me to project myself, to continue to participate in this great UBB adventure, to grow the club, the team, but also to continue to progress myself”, did he declare.
For him, this decision is based on three levers: the identity of the club, the sporting project and the territory. “There will be three important levers for me: the identity of the group with a culture of winning; the sporting project which involves an identity of play and training; the territory leaving a very strong UBB spirit.”
A Jalibert effect?
Our project, my project, does not rely on a man – Christophe Urios
Did the extension for two more seasons of Matthieu Jalibert, the team’s flagship player, weigh in his decision to stay? Christophe Urios confided to have been there “sensitive, but it’s not definitive”. “It’s not because Matthieu signed that I signed”, he assured. “What is important, when you keep or lose a player, is that the collective team is stronger afterwards than before. Our project, my project, is not based on a man.”
Which UBB in 2025?
What could UBB look like in 2025? Christophe Urios has several goals in mind. “That we are able to have a strong winning culture, that we qualify all the time. That we do not have a moment of drop in tension, as we were able to have last year at month of April “, he wished.
Also, Christophe Urios wishes to see the emergence of a global sports project and to see more young people on the ground. “We have some young people who are at a very high level, especially behind. I hope we will have the opportunity to strengthen in front, explains the manager. We need to have some. All of this contributes to the identification of the game. “
Finally, by 2025, the Héraultais intends to leave a “beautiful image of the UBB”, a picture “inspiring to the people of the region.”