This is where the crux of the equation lies: the best coach in Ligue 1 is, each year, chosen by his colleagues from the 17 other clubs. Rather than the PSG title, they hailed the meteoric progress of its Stade Brestois. Appointed to save the ship in January 2023, the original from Nice kept it afloat, before steering it to previously unexplored heights of the rankings. Before knowing whether his Ty-Zefs will finish in third, fourth or fifth place, the 56-year-old coach has already validated the Finistère club’s first European qualification in its 74-year history.
