An ambition which should please Caen supporters. This Monday, Stade Malherbe de Caen announced that it was parting ways with its coach Maxime d’Ornano. In the process, the club owned by Kylian Mbappé named Gaël Clichy as successor in order to make up for a rather mixed season for the Norman club, only tenth in National (20 points).
Barely arrived, the former player who played for Manchester City and Arsenal directly led his first training session. The opportunity to face the first questions from journalists, and to display a certain ambition for his new team.
“It’s a club that deserves to be higherconfided Gaël Clichy in comments reported by West France.
It’s something that has always driven me: I have a desire to go very, very high, very, very quickly and, at the same time, to be humble enough to know how to start and be aware that I have to learn. »
Gaël Clichy: “My vision is more than just winning 1-0”
Still according to the former assistant to the French junior team, under the orders of Thierry Henry, Caen “the potential to hit very high and do something big over the next six months. » To achieve this, the new Caen tactician intends to offer an attacking game to the supporters. “My vision is more than just winning 1-0. I think we all agree that if we manage to win every match 1-0 and get promoted, people are happy. At the same time, if we make 3-0 by putting on an attractive show, people will be even happier. »
It must be said that this desire expressed by the former left-back was nourished by a career spent alongside the best coaches of his time. Including Pep Guardiola and Arsène Wenger. “They all have different ideas but, ultimately, are all driven by winning. We could discuss ball releases, transition, the role of No. 8, No. 9, but the thing these guys have in common is that they are driven by victory. And as a player, sometimes where I’ve been, I’ve been lucky to win and I hope history repeats itself.”he concludes.
