Antoine Kombouaré’s return to FC Nantes was confirmed on Tuesday. Just one year after being sacked by Les Canaris, club president Waldemar Kita instigated his return to the Beaujoire with the club currently occupying the relegation play-off place in Ligue 1 with just eight games remaining.
It was the fear of relegation that led Kita to part ways with Kombouaré in rather acrimonious circumstances, and it is the fear of relegation that brings him back. Having sacked Pierre Aristouy earlier in the campaign, his replacement, Jocelyn Gourvennec, was sacked following Nantes’ 3-1 defeat to RC Strasbourg Alsace over the weekend. The former Lille OSC manager lost 10 of his 15 games in charge of Les Canaris in all competitions.
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