Nîmes – Richard Goyet on Usaï’s departure: “Three-quarters of the dressing room took the hit”

While we wait for the official announcement of the new coach Nimes, which should be done in the next few days, the club has to reorganize internally for the eighth round of the French Cup, against Montauban (R2). Vice Richard Goyet has taken over as interim manager to enable his club to take this new step, but admits that he, like most of his players, has found it difficult to leave Nicolas Usai after the 15th day of League 2.

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“In the groups there are those more or less affected, those a little less affected, those who say to themselves that this can be good because perhaps it will redeal the cards… But for the most part three quarters of the locker rooms, if not more, have taken the hit. The idea was to regenerate on the pitch, quickly regain a smile, have fun, because it’s still fun work. »

“I haven’t necessarily slept very well for two days,” Nîmes Olympique assistant coach Richard Goyet on his and the players’ feelings following Nicolas Usaï’s departure #Olympic Nimes pic.twitter.com/sFXFpszAtn

— ObjectifGard (@objectifgard) November 18, 2022

« Know my relationship with Nicolas (Usaï). He’s someone I really appreciate, he’s beyond professional. I’m bound to be a little swayed. It’s been two days since I’ve necessarily slept very well. Today I’ve been in the industry for 20 years, I think I’ve known almost 18 or 19 coaches… You have to be able to ‘cry’ all of this quickly, that’s what I told the players. There is necessarily a transitional period which is somewhat complex. We have to go back to war, I would say, because everyone has interests that must be respected. »

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