Author of a historic season with the key to a Coupe de France and maintenance in the elite, Philippe Montanier should be thanked by his leaders this summer. According to the information revealed by violets.com and confirmed by the team, the former coach of Real Sociedad should indeed leave Téfécé. Obsessed with data, the president of Toulouse Damien Comolli would be disappointed with the club’s 13th final place despite a capital maintenance quickly acquired: “the data projected to finish between 10th and 11th place”. the ordinary on many plans, but which, at the same time, caused a little frustration for us”, he confided in a press conference at the end of the season. In addition to having made the data lie, the 58-year-old tactician is also paying for his strained relationship for a few weeks with his president.
To replace Montanier on the bench of the violets since 2021, it is the Spaniard Carles Martinez Novell in the staff since this winter who should succeed him. In tune with President Comolli’s “data” philosophy, Martinez seems to be the perfect heir internally. If the season was magical for Téf, it could have started in disaster when the players thought of going on a general strike before a match. preparation last summer. Lesviolets.com reveal this Saturday the dissatisfaction of the workforce about the “low” bonuses promised by the president at the start of the season if the club finished above 10th place in the ranking. Fortunately for him and unfortunately for them, the 13th of the purples put an end to any dispute.