Despite recent positive results, Niko Kovac will be sacked by Monaco. Due to the lack of progress of some players and the game produced, the decision-makers of the princely club have decided to part with the Croatian coach.
Kovac will take the Monaco gate.
Claude Puel is no longer alone. Dismissed by Saint-tienne at the beginning of the month, the Castres coach saw Laurent Batlles join him on the bench of coaches who fell to the front this season. And as the saying goes, never two without three.
Kovac has lost the confidence of his hierarchy
Indeed, L’Equipe and RMC affirm this Thursday evening that Monaco is about to fire Niko Kovac. Fragilised after the failure to qualify for the Champions League following the exit in the ASM play-offs against Shakhtar (0-1, 2-2), the Croatian coach did not succeed in reassuring his bosses. Despite an accession to the knockout stages of the Europa League and a burst of pride in Ligue 1, with a 6th place in the truce and only 4 points behind Nice, 2nd, the 50-year-old coach will not succeed. not save his skin.
What are the mongascan decision-makers blame for the former Bayern coach? A game much less fluid and vertical as the season passes despite a reinforced workforce. Also, the results against the big guys (2-0 defeats against OM, OL, PSG or even Lens, 2-2 draws against Nice and Lille) convinced his superiors that he was no longer the man. of the situation. Not to mention his not very cordial relations with some of his executives, who criticize him for a quasi-military management . A cocktail that ended up exploding.
A fourth coach in three years
A carefully considered decision which nevertheless confirms the difficulty of the formation of the Rock to stabilize since its title in 2016-2017 since it is the fourth coach to pay the broken pots in less than three years after Leonardo Jardim (twice), Thierry Henry and Robert Moreno. A priori, the sports director, Paul Mitchell, who retains the full confidence of Dmitry Rybolovlev, will try to bet on a football coach more lch. It remains to be seen what options will be available in the days to come.
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