Called to the rescue of the club in December 2013, Rolland Courbis has left Wednesday as coach of Montpellier, tired of “painful 24 months” in good surprises, harsh and frequent criticism of his shots bubbling president Louis Nicollin.
He had warned after an improbable home defeat 3-2 against Monaco, while Liverpool were 2-0 down: “.. I counted eight as a boxer I am not yet completely KO When this is the case, I’ll tell you.”
This is the case: Courbis, 62 and also on RMC radio presenter, told the latter to be “tired”, and found that it was in “the interest of the club” as “the five last months “of the season Montpellier will do without him.
” The Louis and Laurent Nicollin presidents have received today the resignation of Rolland Courbis’, has in the aftermath confirmed the club on its website. “They are taking note and announce Sunday, December 27th successor as coach.”
The names of William Prunier, the reserve of the club coach, but also the Nantes coach Michel Der Zakarian, are advanced by the press as his successor
It should be said that the first five months of the Montpellier season were painful. Then he finished a surprising 7th place in 2014-15 in spite of adverse events, the club began with a series of seven games without a win, 6 losses, which have earned him temporarily red lantern.
Montpellier has since rectified the bar with including a prestigious success against Lyon at the 15th day (4-2), but not enough to do better than 15th place at the truce. This, while Louis Nicollin, the boss of the club, had said at the beginning of the season hoping “finish in the top ten and spend two or three turns Cup”
-. Two successful recoveries –
so cocky Courbis has been criticized for its high chair in color, including a botched preparation, recruitment, and its dispersal media.
Courbis, income orders Montpellier in December 2013 after a first freelancing between 2007 and 2009, however, can take advantage of some success with héraultais club.
Rising Value of French coaches in the 90, past the bench Bordeaux, Toulouse and Marseille, he had seen his rise halted by legal problems with OM, and arrived at the head of the club in May 2007 with an order of perilous mission.
The MHSC then risk demotion by National, but Courbis successful rescue in the last four days. He then Montpellier back in the top flight in two seasons, before yielding his place to René Girard -. Which will become champion of France in 2012
More than four years later, in December 2013, Nicollin, President omnipotent, reminds Courbis with a mission to maintain in Ligue 1. The objective acquired, he then led Montpellier to 7th place in the following season, despite including the flooding of the Mosson stadium and the serious injury of its leader Morgan Sanson.
Angered by criticism of its president this season, however, he assured he was “very happy” to be in an “extraordinary club, mounted family way.”
While hoping, always on RMC, “do not go back a third time because I often happens in clubs to repair, and that would mean that it does not work.”
It provides still stock “positive” of his experience Montpellier, noting also that it will be resumed Sunday drive “to embrace everyone” … and say “goodbye”.
12/23/2015 7:59:04 p.m. – Montpellier (AFP) – AFP © 2015
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