Lyon, Marseille, Nantes and Rennes have all enjoyed an uptick in results after changing managers
By Eric Devin for Get French Football News
Ligue 1 has been no stranger to managerial changes this season. Marseille and Lyon alone have churned through six permanent appointments between them. Sacking and replacing managers is often the work of rash or poorly organised clubs, but could this be a campaign in which those changes bear fruit?
This weekend saw positive results for all four of the sides who have changed managers this season: Lyon, Marseille and Nantes all won, and Rennes achieved an impressive 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes – and that came a few days after they had beaten Milan 3-2 in the Europa League. Julien Stéphan’s side did not hold on for the win against PSG on Sunday night – Gonçalo Ramos equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time – but they had won their previous six league matches, surging from lower mid-table to within a few points of the European places.
Continue reading…Lyon, Marseille, Nantes and Rennes have all enjoyed an uptick in results after changing managersBy Eric Devin for Get French Football NewsLigue 1 has been no stranger to managerial changes this season. Marseille and Lyon alone have churned through six permanent appointments between them. Sacking and replacing managers is often the work of rash or poorly organised clubs, but could this be a campaign in which those changes bear fruit?This weekend saw positive results for all four of the sides who have changed managers this season: Lyon, Marseille and Nantes all won, and Rennes achieved an impressive 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes – and that came a few days after they had beaten Milan 3-2 in the Europa League. Julien Stéphan’s side did not hold on for the win against PSG on Sunday night – Gonçalo Ramos equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time – but they had won their previous six league matches, surging from lower mid-table to within a few points of the European places. Continue reading…
