Montpellier coach Jean-Louis Gasset (GABRIEL BOUYS)
Montpellier axed coach Jean-Louis Gasset on Monday after 5 months within the job as a run of 9 straight defeats leaves the membership backside of Ligue 1 and dealing with relegation.
The membership mentioned in an announcement the choice to “terminate the mission” was agreed by “mutual settlement” with veteran Gasset.
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With six video games left to play, Montpellier are eight factors behind Saint-Etienne and eleven adrift of Reims, second and third from backside respectively.
Gasset conceded earlier than Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Le Havre he was “not sure” to complete the season.
“Now we have to cease hoping,” the 71-year-old mentioned.
“Curtains. We’re weak, we do not rating, we concede ridiculous targets after two minutes of play. It means we’re not good and we do not belong in Ligue 1, full cease,” the Frenchman added.
Gasset took over from sacked Michel Der Zakarian on October 22, returning to the membership the place he spent most of his enjoying days and started his managerial profession.
He had introduced his retirement after teaching Marseille on an interim foundation final season, having beforehand coached the Ivory Coast for 2 years.
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