
The Artesian club formalizes the arrival of the former coach of Le Havre, aged 40, succeeding Yannick Cahuzac.
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Didier Digard was head coach of OGC Nice in January 2023, turning around a team in difficulty with ten wins, seven draws and four defeats in 21 Ligue 1 matches. He then ensured two consecutive stays in the elite with Le Havre despite limited resources, before being disembarked two weeks before his appointment at Lens after a catastrophic start to the season (two draws for seven defeats, last place in Ligue 1).
It’s a choice that few people saw coming. While the names of Pierre Sage, for a return, and the former Morocco coach Walid Regragui were circulating insistently to succeed Yannick Cahuzac, RC Lens finally decided to entrust the keys to its first team to Didier Digard. The Artesian club formalized, Friday November 13, the appointment of the former coach of Le Havre, aged 40, for the next two seasons.
The surprise is big. Didier Digard is indeed coming out of a particularly complicated experience on the HAC bench. Arriving two weeks ago after a catastrophic start to the season and a record of two draws for seven defeats, he left the Norman club in last place in Ligue 1. A context far from ideal for rebounding, but which has clearly not dampened the Lensois leaders.
In its press release, Racing explains that it has reached a “strong consensus” around its candidacy, following discussions conducted directly by management and under the aegis of President Joseph Oughourlian. The club particularly highlights its tactical expertise, its management qualities and its ability to help players progress.
A journey that convinced the leaders
Former player of PSG, Middlesbrough, Nice and Real Betis, Didier Digard was especially noticed on the OGC Nice bench. Promoted to head coach in January 2023, he had turned around a team in difficulty, with ten wins, seven draws and four defeats in 21 Ligue 1 matches. The Aiglons had finished at the gates of Europe and reached the quarter-finals of the Conference League.
He then managed two consecutive stays in the elite with Le Havre, despite limited resources. Arguments which weighed in the Lensoise decision. The new technician will lead his first session on Saturday and will also carry out an audit of the staff, before possible adjustments. A new chapter opens among the Sang et Or, with a coach who will quickly have the difficult task of forgetting the expectations raised by his potential predecessors.
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Didier Digard will lead his first training session on Saturday and will carry out an audit of the staff before possible adjustments.
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