FC Nantes coach Pierre Aristouy has been weakened since the start of the 2024-24 season.
Appointed urgently to replace Antoine Kombouaré last spring, Pierre Aristouy allowed FC Nantes to snatch their stay in Ligue 1 at the end of the 38th and final day, with a success against Angers (1-0) which propelled Nantes ahead of its competitor Auxerre.
Water has flowed under the bridge since then, and Aristouy would now be weakened… after two days. If Nantes suffered two setbacks against Toulouse (1-2) then Lille (0-2), the young technician did not hide his misunderstanding. “It doesn’t make too much sensehe thundered at a press conference. Whether over time we are sanctioned by results, that’s part of the job, whether we have the feeling of being weakened from the first day, proven or not… I still don’t know, internally we don’t didn’t tell me anything. It must certainly be part of the environment. »
Aristouy: “Why did this atmosphere take hold? »
“I don’t know any more than you, continued the Nantes coach. The only thing I can say about my managers is that they came to get me on May 4 to try to find a solution for the professional team of FC Nantes. I had four weeks to do it, thanks to the help of my players we got there. These same leaders renewed their confidence at the start of this new exercise and I was sensitive to their confidence. Why this atmosphere has since settled in, I am in no way in a position to be able to tell you. The only thing I know is the confidence granted on May 4 and granted in mid-June for the renewal of the contract. » In this heavy context, the match against Monaco scheduled for this Friday evening (9 p.m.) looks like a crucial deadline.
