‘After five games a French coach is considered a genius’ – Jérôme Rothen calls for calm when assessing new guard of French managers
Jérôme Rothen has hit back against the praise that French coaches have received this season and argues that there should be more perspective when assessing these head coaches.
France is going through a managerial revitalisation as head coaches in their first few years in a role are being met with widespread praise for bringing a fresh perspective to the league while gaining results.
This season, Eric Roy and Pierre Sage have earned plaudits for what they have done at Stade Brestois and Olympique Lyonnais in a short time. Roy has transformed Brest from a team that struggled with the threat of relegation last season into contenders for a podium finish.
While Sage has administered a minor miracle in turning around the form of a Lyon side that looked destined in December to face relegation . However, before them came Régis Le Bris with FC Lorient who last season was earning the same plaudits his club’s early season form, but now faces a relegation battle.
Rothen, speaking on his programme Rothen s’enflamme , believes that this praise is too easily administered and reactive to short-term trends, “ As soon as a French coach has results after five games… they’re considered geniuses .”
Rothen believes that this praise is entirely reactive to short-term trends and never waits to consider a wider sample, he points towards Le Bris and how “ Last year we compared [him] to Arrigo Sacchi and Pep Guardiola .”
GFFN | Nick Hartland
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