Pierre Sage has entered the legend of RC Lens. For his first season on the Sang et Or bench, the 47-year-old technician offered the people of Lens the first Coupe de France in its history, in addition to having qualified the northern club for the next Champions League campaign by finishing second in Ligue 1 behind PSG.
Passing on Téléfoot on Sunday, Pierre Sage was praised by Bixente Lizarazu. The 98 world champion paid a magnificent tribute to the Lensois coach, confiding in particular that he would have liked to play under him.
Lizarazu to Sage: “I would have really liked to work with you”
“I want to say something. At the moment there are a lot of quite volcanic coaches, we had Bielsa, we had De Zerbi, there is Simeone, Mourinho, and you are not at all in that movement. You are an extremely calm, calm and educational trainer. I have always worked well with coaches like that, I had Aimé Jacquet and Ottmar Hitzfeld “, declared Lizarazu.
And to continue: “ I just wanted to tell you that I really appreciate the calm you exude because for me, a coach must be someone very calm to reassure his players. I would have loved to work with you. I honestly wanted to congratulate you for the exceptional work you have done and this phenomenal start to your career, with what you did in Lyon and what you are doing today with Lens. » Words that touched the main person concerned.
