Press conference
J-P Rivère: 'A lot of respect for Lucien'
Before answering questions from the media during Didier Digard's official presentation, President Rivère paid tribute to Lucien Favre. "The whole club has a lot of respect for Lucien Favre. He left his mark on the club's history, and we really enjoyed it with Lucien during his spell here a few years back. I was very happy to be reunited with him this summer, and unfortunately it didn't work out the way I would have liked. We took a communal decision. It's not the Coupe de France defeat that led to it. It's the fruit of a longer-term thought process. We know where we want to go. We reasoned that with the staff around him — because it's a team effort — Didier could take the first team until further notice."
🎙 Lucien Favre, la décision, la fin de saison et le projet #OGCNice.
— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) January 10, 2023
Les mots d’introduction du président Rivère avant la présentation de Didier Digard. pic.twitter.com/Rm3ke9MVUo
"We're always thinking about things," said Florent Ghisolfi, sporting director. "Things were looking better and we thought that with a new pre-season, it would be more positive. We saw there wasn't a big improvement both in training and in matches."
🎙 Pourquoi décision a été prise de changer d’entraineur en ce début d’année ? La réponse de Florent Ghisolfi (directeur sportif #OGCNice) pic.twitter.com/mXvhVeVsLF
— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) January 10, 2023