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Brighton will step up their efforts to recruit Graham Potter’s replacement as head coach in the coming days after assessing a shortlist of potential candidates that includes the Norwegian Kjetil Knutsen and the former Shakhtar Donetsk manager Roberto De Zerbi.
RC Lens moved into provisional first place in the Ligue 1 standings after a first-half Kevin Danso goal earned a 1-0 home win against Troyes on Friday.
PARIS: Lois Openda netted his fourth goal this season to help 10-man RC Lens salvage a 1-1 draw at Stade de Reims and stay unbeaten in Ligue 1 on Sunday (Sep 4).
Franck Haise welled up. The Lens manager was being interviewed on the touchline after his team had won a game last season when Thierry Henry, who was working as a TV pundit, broke into a glowing review of Haise’s “contagious and impressive” team. Haise, who had been completely unknown to most fans just two years earlier, struggled to contain his happiness when hearing a French football legend enthuse about his dynamic side. He is doing something special at Lens. When Haise took over two years ago, they were in Ligue 2. Now his players are breathing rarefied air at the top of Ligue 1. And this is his first senior management role.
Tim Thornton has dropped an update on reported Leeds United transfer target Arnaud Kalimuendo.
Newcastle United could launch a move for Seko Fofana this summer…
AS Monaco had automatic qualification for the Champions League group stage snatched from their grasp right at the death at Stade Bolleart-Delelis as RC Lens grabbed a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw and send Philippe Clement’s side into 3rd place in Ligue 1 behind Marseille. With Marseille defeating Strasbourg 4-0 at the Stade Velodrome, they leapfrogged Monaco into 2nd, to condemn The Monegasques to the Champions League play-off round. Ad/> As the stakes were high going into this game, with Lens also battling out for European qualification themselves, Monaco started off tentatively.
There has been a lack of new blood in Ligue 1 dugouts this season. Frédéric Antonetti, Pascal Dupraz, Jocelyn Gourvennec, Michel der Zakarian and Óscar García have all been given managerial jobs despite underachieving in their previous roles. There is the odd exception – Julien Stéphan and Franck Haise offer a breath of fresh air – but in recent years French clubs have tended to make cautious decisions and hire experienced managers. When Nantes employed Antoine Kombouaré last February, it looked like they were part of that trend.