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Elected by his friends and predecessors “finest French coach of the yr 2019”, the Lille coach acquired FF at size to debate his life and his imaginative and prescient of technician, in full transparency. Chosen items.
Assistant for ten years
“I used to be assistant coach with di? Erent in di golf equipment? Erent conditions in di? Erent. Throughout all these years, I took, I made the sponge. It's saved in a drawer and it's simply ready to return out. And when you end up in a state of affairs, it comes out loud, naturally. I keep in mind what Javier Clemente stated to me (rubbed shoulders with OM within the early 2000s), and hop, with the Spanish preparer, I’ve a catch. Similar with Abel Braga which noticed Portugal, Brazil, and as I’ve the Portuguese … I’m fed me in my first session assistant coach. Nourished by exchanges, observations, matches, readings … I nourished myself with every thing to construct myself, develop, develop, enhance myself, in order to not lock myself in ”.
Saint-Etienne, Lille, two golf equipment in ten years
“I’m not somebody passing by way of. I would like human relations, I don't suppose I'm a kick man, I don't like to alter to alter. I discover it laborious to undertaking myself past LOSC. It was the identical in Saint-Etienne. It was inexperienced there, nonetheless inexperienced; right here it’s pink, all the time pink. ”
Lille, the unimaginable season
“It’s as much as me, with my staff, with the sports activities construction, to have outcomes, to develop the gamers, to enhance them in order that they depart after eighteen months, two years. The membership is compelled to promote ”.
“It’s sudden if I plan on arriving two years in the past. Such a giant hole was unthinkable initially of the season (2018-19). The President, Luis (Campos), all of us stated to ourselves, “Let's have a pleasing season. We stabilize, we develop and we are going to see.” It took redraw e? Ective on what I needed to see my staff, I needed to dwell with my staff. I needed it to be nice, with excessive requirements and impeccable habits. For this it was needed that these younger gamers, who’re on the coronary heart of the undertaking are supervised by gamers reference examples in habits, in professionalism. It was arrange fairly quick. I felt shortly, for the reason that placement in Portugal, with the modi? Cation of e? Ective, we’d dwell, this nice season. From there to suppose that it might be distinctive! ”
The Lille undertaking
“I should have sport outcomes AND monetary outcomes. Outcomes? Nancial not listed to sports activities scores, though, in fact, while you end second, it has an affect. The membership is obliged to promote and promote effectively every season. It’s not easy, however we’re on this undertaking and this undertaking may be very clear. To me, with my staff, with the sports activities construction, to have outcomes, to develop the gamers to enhance has? No they depart on the finish of eighteen months, two years. The membership is compelled to promote, to not generate profits, however merely to operate. ”
The longer term
“I received't be an previous coach. Let's say that when it’s time for retirement, I’ll take it. I’ve an excessive amount of to share with my family members. And but, I actually have soccer of their blood, and doubtless much more the teaching operate that participant. I handed my first diploma at 16, I had my second diploma at 27. At 28, I nearly cease. I all the time needed – not dreamed, needed – to be a coach. At what degree, I have no idea: Assistant, coaching … however I've all the time needed and early mentor gamers. Soccer is essential to me, this enterprise too, however I feel there's a time for every thing. “
Patrick Sowden
