While the start of the season is hectic for Limoges Handball, the former president, now general manager Alain Aubard, took stock of the situation via a press release published on social networks on Tuesday. He confirms the arrival at the post of coach of Rastko Stefanovic. A former international player, he played for 7 years in France in Montpellier (with whom he won the Champions League in 2003) and Tremblay in France. He also trained for 5 years in France, in Ivry and Trembay-en-France. The new coach has taken the team in hand this week and will be on the bench on Friday for Saran’s reception.
We always put club structuring ahead of immediate sporting results
“We asked him to set a new framework and enforce it, while empowering players and simply refocusing them on our goals.“informs Alain Aubard who recalls that the structuring of the club and the maintenance remain the essential. “We have always taken the time to build things patiently for 15 years and we always put the structuring of the club before the immediate sporting results, no offense to some impatient people.“he wrote in the press release. Alain Aubard also defends the record at the start of the season:”Apart from the defeat against Istres, the results are in line with our ambition and the reality of the forces present, we have traveled 5 times, including 3 with European teams “ he recalls.
The objective at 3 years will be to qualify for the European Cup
While Rastko Stefanovic will only assume the interim in place of Tarik Hayatoune before the arrival this summer of Alberto Entrerrios, the Nantes coach elected best coach of the championship and the Champions League last season, Alain Aubard sets a course :”theThe objective at 3 years old will be to qualify for the European Cup, but if it should take longer, that is not dramatic either. “ For the rest of the season? “Let the technical staff and the team work calmly, the championship is still very long and the truth of the first leg is never the same as that of the second leg.“writes Alain Aubard. Limoges Handball, 12th with 1 point ahead of the red zone, are playing their next match on Friday night at Beaublanc against Saran. A direct competitor for maintenance.