Jocelyn Gourvennec was expected at a press conference this Tuesday, January 18 at the LOSC training center, at the Luchin estate. He finally answered questions from journalists by videoconference. Tested positive this morning, the coach isolated himself and will spend part of the week confined.
An assured communication
The preparation for the match against Lorient should not be too disorganized. The coach is confident: “We have enough technological tools to organize ourselves well and we have a very good coordination with the staff.”
Jocelyn Gourvennec will follow the match from his sofa, in front of his TV (or perhaps on the radio while listening to France Bleu Nord) and will give his instructions by telephone to his assistants Jorge Maciel and Kevin Plantet. He affirms it he will be “there, from a distance, in the state of mind and the desire to play a big match.”
New remote work coach
He is not the first Ligue 1 coach to have to work remotely. Last week, Montpellier coach Olivier Dall’oglio suffered the same fate. Before him, Gérald Baticle in Angers, Julien Stéphan in Strasbourg and Oscar Garcia in Reims had missed their team’s matches for the same reason.
The presence of the Lille coach on the bench on Saturday January 22 in Brest also remains unresolved. He will have to carry out a new test the morning of the match, which will allow him or not to come out of isolation.
No cases of Covid among players
For the reception of Lorient, the Lille group is almost complete. No positive cases have been detected among the players. Only Benjamin André, suspended and Jérémy Pied, injured, are missing.