Football: ''The Nîmes does not shy away from anything, is afraid of nothing'', confides Adil Hermach, new coach of Nîmes Olympique

The new crocodile coach Adil Hermach and sports director Sébastien Larcier reunited and on mission until the end of the season. FREE MIDI – ERIC DELANZY

Wednesday April 10, in the center of La Bastide, took place the first press conference of Adil Hermach, new coach of Nîmes Olympique, 14th in the National and relegated with six days remaining. The coach of the crocodile reserve took over from Frédéric Bompard on Monday.

The press was eager, this Wednesday in the middle of the day in one of the rooms of the Bastide, on the occasion of the presentation conference of Adil Hermach, new coach of Nîmes Olympique& ;nbsp;in National. A conference to discuss current events, to use the terms of the press release sent by the club in advance.

Sébastien Larcier, sports director: ''Adil was the right person for this relay and for this period&#39 ;'

A hot news in the crocodile camp with, at the forefront, the change of coach, announced Monday by Sébastien Larcier. A Nîmes sports director who we felt marked on Wednesday when he presented himself to the local press.

'' This choice is explained quite simply by the current results, at this moment in the season. Adil was the right person for this relay and for this period. I've been working with Adil for ten months, I know what he was able to create with his reserve group. The separation with Frédéric (Bompard) was, humanly, a particular moment that I did not appreciate. I made the decision in agreement with my management. The match in Épinal was the trigger. The team was not in the spirit of this match. I spoke with Fred at the end of this match and we said to ourselves, given what the team had shown, that we couldn't do it .''

A suivre dans quelques minutes, la conférence de presse de Nîmes Olympique qui va « commenter l’actualité ». Avec Sébastien Larcier (directeur sportif) et le nouvel entraîneur Adil Hermach qui vont s’exprimer. C’est à suivre ici ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/sXb0nf963s

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Adil Hermach, coach: ''Finding a family, having fun on the field'& ;#39;

To achieve his goals, and save what can be saved, the crocodile sports director, ''after having had the agreement of (his ) president'', decided to appoint Adil Hermach, the local child. At 37 years old, the now ex-coach of the crocodile reserve, in R1, is responsible for a mission: to maintain team 1 in National.

''It’s difficult to pretend to say that I am going to change everything, points out Bompard’s successor. I attach a lot of importance to the human side. The objective is to find a family, to have fun in the field, to live well together. This is important and essential because, without it, I can make the game project I want, it won't work.''

At first glance, the mission seems as complex as it is playable. '' Of course it's playable, even if it's complicated, he continues. In this room (where the conference takes place), I did my homework when I’s I was little and, today, I am a coach and you can imagine all the energy I will put into it.''

A simple question of trust ?

It will be necessary, and everyone will have to do it. ''A coach remains dependent on his players, says the former defensive midfielder with 300 professional matches. With what I’s seen in the matches, I& ;rsquo;I targeted a few gaps. What is certain is that with confidence, we will overthrow mountains.''

The comeback must begin this Friday with the reception at Versailles. ''OK, there are only six matches left, underlines the new coach. If it had been two matches, I would take it too. My mission is simple: try to get out of this zone on the last day. The Nîmes does not shy away from anything, is afraid of nothing.''