There will be plenty of focus on these shores over how Willy Sagnol gets on at the Euros with Georgia.
Paul Fennessy IRISH VIEWERS will be taking a keener interest than usual in the fortunes of the Georgia n football team this summer.
Consequently, there was speculation that the FAI had lined up Sagnol and the 47-year-old Saint-Étienne-born coach could not commit because he was in the process of navigating the playoffs. It would explain why Canham originally seemed so confident of landing a manager in “early April” and has set a new deadline of September ahead of the opening Nations League fixture against England on the 7th of that month.Despite the impressive achievement with Georgia, Sagnol is still probably most famous for a glittering playing career.
Marcel Desailly’s retirement saw Thuram move to central defence and paved the way for Sagnol to secure more regular game time. At club level, Sagnol enjoyed plenty of success too. He started at hometown team Saint-Étienne and then spent three seasons with Monaco, playing a key role in their title triumph in the 1999-2000 season.
“The evidence is there – it’s an injury which won’t heal,” he said. “Surgery is not possible. The only solution is to stop.”After playing, Sagnol served as France’s technical director and coached their U20 and U21 teams.The new boss produced a creditable performance in his first season, helping the club finish sixth and secure a Europa League spot.
“It’s uninhibited anti-black racism,’ SOS Racisme said in a statement, urging that “the LFP , FFF and the Sports Ministry take immediate sanctions” against Sagnol in response. “The interpretation by some people in no way reflects my thoughts and, my discussion was about sports and not politics or society.”Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti, left, and assistant Willy Sagnol, right, pose with beer in traditional Bavarian clothes during a photo shooting of a brewing company in Munich. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo
The former Bayern star had eight days as interim manager, overseeing a 2-2 draw with Hertha BSC but was not part of incoming manager Jupp Heynckes’ plans and consequently left the club. Like the Republic, they advanced to the playoffs and beat Belarus 1-0 in the semis before losing by the same scoreline in the final to North Macedonia.However, they ended the campaign strongly, earning wins over Kosovo and Sweden.
It also guaranteed their spot in the playoffs, so when they again were fourth in Euro 2024 qualification after two wins, two draws and four losses ahead of Cyprus and behind Spain, Scotland and Norway, the country subsequently sealed their ticket via the backdoor route.“It’s not the biggest European federation but they try to work hard and do things well; they try to develop younger generations,” Sagnol told Uefa.com earlier this month.
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