in a relegation position, FC Nantes separates from its coach Antoine Kombouaré

The day after another defeat against Strasbourg (2-0) and an eleventh consecutive match without success in the league, FC Nantes parted ways with their coach Antoine Kombouaré on Monday May 8, France Bleu Loire Océan learned from sources. internal to the club. Pierre Aristouy, so far coach of the U19 team, will take over until June.

After replacing Raymond Domenech at short notice to save the Canaries from relegation more than two years ago, Antoine Kombouaré is in turn dismissed, four games from the end of the season. The Kanak is paying for the bad run of the Nantes people, who are now 17th in Ligue 1. The footballers have only taken four points out of the 33 possible in the last eleven matches.

Three losses in one week

If he allowed FC Nantes to win their first trophy for 21 years last year, with victory in the Coupe de France, this season has proved to be much more complicated, culminating in the elimination in 16th final of the Europa League against Juventus Turin, then the hard defeat against Toulouse in the final of the Coupe de France (5-1) which was followed in just one week by two defeats in Ligue 1 against Brest and Strasbourg (2-0), direct competitors for maintenance.

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Pierre Aristouy will therefore be responsible for the last four matches of the season to get enough points to avoid Nantes a third relegation in their history. The 43-year-old former striker will lead his first session this Tuesday afternoon, according to information from France Bleu Loire Océan. To support him in his task, the management of the club will appoint the current coach of the women’s team Oswaldo Vizcarrondo as assistant and Julien Le Pape, one of his relatives, as physical trainer. Willy Grondin retains his role as goalkeeper coach.