Ligue 1: towards a return of Pierre Sage to RC Lens after the dismissal of Yannick Cahuzac?

Where can you be better than at home? After a historic season in Lens, Pierre Sage made Bollaert a second home. What if the story picked up exactly where it left off… Well, not quite. Five months after leaving RC Lens to try the Premier League adventure with Crystal Palace, Pierre Sage could already find Bollaert's bench. According to RMC Sport, the French coach would be open to this possibility and has already spoken with Lens president Joseph Oughourlian.

A fatal dark week in Cahuzac

A man of the house, a former player, a young coach capable of restoring confidence to a squad which was drifting under Dino Toppmöller. This is what the Lensois leaders hoped to find in Yannick Cahuzac. But arriving in mid-September, the former Sang et Or midfielder will only have lasted two months. And the last week has been... particularly painful. First, a historic humiliation against Como (1-9), last Wednesday, in the Champions League. Just that… The heaviest home defeat for a club in the history of the competition.

And because the ordeal did not end there. Already beaten in the derby against Lille (0-1), the Sang et Or then conceded a new setback against Marseille (1-2), this Sunday, in Bollaert, in the land of Corons. Now eleventh in Ligue 1, Lens is going through a real crisis of results. “We feel that we are sick,” admitted Cahuzac at the Ligue 1+ microphone after this new disillusionment. Two days later, the leaders decided to put an end to his adventure.

The return of the Sage?

So much for the current state of the Lensois club. What makes you want to come back? Not necessarily... But who better than the Aindinois, who already knows the house perfectly? Arriving in 2025, Pierre Sage had only stayed one season on the RC Lens bench. And what a season... Under his orders, the Sang et Or finished vice-champions of France, qualified for the Champions League and above all won the first Coupe de France in their history. With 28 victories in 40 matches, the technician was even voted best coach in Ligue 1 at the UNFP trophies. It's difficult to draw up a better assessment in just one year, especially with the Parisian steamroller in front of you.