Antoine Kombouaré.

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  • Antoine Kombouaré, the new Nantes coach, was presented Thursday noon at La Beaujoire.

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    has selected eight statements from Raymond Domenech's successor which summarize the press conference well.

Exit Raymond, this is Antoine.

Kombouaré (57) took over from Domenech on the Nantes bench.

Kanak, without a club since its failed experience in Toulouse in January 2020, has signed up for six months.

If FC Nantes (18th and jump-off), which will be in Angers on Sunday (3 p.m.), is maintained, its option of two additional years will be lifted.

The one who was trained at La Jonelière from 1983 to 1990 will be accompanied by Yves Bertucci as assistant and Michel Dufour as physical trainer.

Willy Grondin is retained as goaltender coach.

The new Nantes technician is looking for another member to complete his staff.

Thursday noon, accompanied by Franck Kita, CEO of the FCN, in a style much less cheerful than his predecessor, Antoine Kombouaré engaged in the game of questions and answers.

Small summary in eight sentences.

“What happened before is the least of my worries, I have confidence in my work, it's like a game, I come to win it.

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This is the answer he gave to the classic question put to the coaches who follow one another at FC Nantes: why would it work more with you?

“They know they're bad right now, that if they're there, it's also their fault.

They must be a little responsible.

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Antoine Kombouaré, known for not being gentle in management with his players, could well "move" an unworthy Nantes team for more than three months.

Current series: 16 matches in all competitions without a win.

“The pressure is important and I like it.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be here.

I know the context.

I know who I'm working with.

I have heard and I have read too.

I'm a big boy, I know what I'm doing.

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Like many of his predecessors, Kombouaré claims to know the specific context of the FCN and the difficulties for technicians to work in the long term.

“Whatever the context, I want to save the club.

I do not know the result, but in any case, I really want.

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Clearly, Kombouaré comes in commando operation, even if he did not want to use the term too much.

14 games, objective of maintaining in Ligue 1.

“I only played ten games in Toulouse and there were 19 games made by my successor.

I was not given time to finish my work.

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The new Nantes coach was necessarily questioned about his last catastrophic experience in Toulouse (October 2019-January 2020), which ended in dismissal.

“I never dreamed of coaching Nantes, as I never dreamed of coaching Real Madrid, but today I'm very happy to be here.

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There is perhaps only one club that Kombouaré dreamed of training, it is PSG.

This is what he implied when he was at Valenciennes from 2005 to 2009. He then coached Paris from 2009 to 2012.

“I understand their disenchantment, their disappointment.

Afterwards, they should also know that the players need their support.

If we want to have our club in L1 next season, we need as many people as possible behind the team.

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Kanak sent a message to Nantes supporters who were up against their club.

“It's the first time you've seen Franck Kita again… What is it?

This is the court!

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While the press conference was over, Kombouaré, with very dark eyes, released this sentence while looking at the press.

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