Winner of the Championship playoffs, Sunderland made a shattering return in the Premier League by winning his first match of the season when the West Ham came on Saturday on the 3-0 score! The Régis Le Bris team capsized the boiling Stadium of Light, thanks to three goals in the second half (the last one was scored by Wilson Isidor). Among the French coaches spent in PL, only Arsène Wenger and Alain Perrin had hitherto won their first match.
If Arsène Wenger is obviously a historic figure in the English championship, since he won three champion titles and seven FA Cup with Arsenal, Alain Perrin experienced a seven -month passage that really went wrong.
Perrin was then a respected coach after taking Troyes to the UEFA Cup in 2001 and OM in the Champions League in 2003. He was dismissed in January 2004 for the benefit of José Anigo and the Phocaeans led by Didier Drogba went to the UEFA Cup final (2-0 defeat against Valence). The native of Haute-Saône was then hired by Portsmouth in April 2005 to finish the season. Pompey was then four points ahead of the relegation first and ensured his maintenance.
Alain Perrin with a Laurent Robert-Dario Silva attack
The offseason was hectic, with dozens of departures and as many arrivals. The management of the club owned by the Serbian businessman Milan Mandaric was chaotic. The Taulier of the Patrik Berger team and the scorer Yakubu Ayegbeni left and Alain Perrin notably saw Laurent Robert (lent by Newcastle) and Dario Silva (free). The left winger passed by PSG and the Uruguayan center-forward (detestable against the Blues at the 2002 World Cup) were very disappointing. They were released in winter after!
Portsmouth chained the defeats at the start of the season, winning two games out of 13, before Alain Perrin's sidelining on November 24. The adventure in the southern port city was short -lived, but the technician then revived Sochaux and then to OL. He is the last French champion coach with the Gones in 2007. After training in Qatar and headed the selection of China, he returned to Nancy in 2018 before retiring.
