Zlatan Ibrahimovic often speaks loudly, but he also sometimes tips his hat. In 2018, he recognized the human and professional qualities of Jean-Louis Gasset, whose death was announced this Friday.
The Swedish giant then spoke of the French coach’s time at PSG, as assistant to Laurent Blanc (2013-2016). According to him, Jean-Louis Gasset was “a very good deputy, a truly fantastic guy”, as he confided to L’Équipe Magazine.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic adds that with Laurent Blanc, they “created a game [qu’il a] rarely played in clubs, which [lui a] recalled Barcelona”.
In March 2024, we returned in an article on Jean-Louis Gasset’s stint as assistant to PSG and the sympathy that the stars had for him. In particular, he arranged for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to win small games in training.
“He always told us that the Swede should not be disturbed because he was the one who was going to make us win the next day,” smiled Nicolas Dehon, the goalkeeper coach at the time.
Alexandre Marles, the Parisian physical trainer at that time, continued: “Jean-Louis, through his listening and attention, knew very well how to put the players in a good mood. We can only adore him, Jean-Louis has no enemies. »
Before being Laurent Blanc’s assistant (with whom he had already formed a duo in Bordeaux and in the French team), Jean-Louis Gasset had a first stint in Paris, this time as Luis Fernandez’s assistant (2001-2003).
