FREE MIDI INFO. Erick Mathé should be the next MHB coach and succeed Patrice Canayer in 2024

Erick Math̩, lors de la venue de Chamb̩ry au FDI Stadium en d̩but de saison. Michael Esdourrubailh РMichael Esdourrubailh

Selon nos informations, l'actuel entraîneur de Chambéry devrait succéder à Patrice Canayer sur le banc du Montpellier Handball la saison prochaine, après avoir été son adjoint (2015-2018).

It’s a question of days, of hours perhaps… Upon the announcement of the departure of Patrice Canayer on August 28 last, Julien Deljarry, the president of Montpellier Handball, had promised to give the name of his successor before the end of September.

Although the official presentation of the lucky winner has not yet been scheduled, it won't be long before it happens. And according to our information, it will be Erick Mathé. Of all the candidates pulled out of the hat in recent weeks, Canayer's former assistant (2015-2018), winner with him of the Champions League (2018), kept coming back.

The current coach of Chambéry was not, however, Julien Deljarry’s first choice. For a long time, the Montpellier leader believed he could secure the services of a young technician currently playing in the Bundesliga.

Discussions with Alain Poncet

The affair having collapsed when it came time to talk about big money, the Mathé trail finally emerged. If the technician was easy to convince, Chambéry, with whom he is under contract until 2027, is upping the stakes even further. Until when will Alain Poncet, the Savoyard president, be able to resist the six-figure proposal of the MHB ?

If the deal is done. Erick Mathé, also assistant to Guillaume Gille in the French team, is not expected to continue the adventure with the Blues beyond the Olympic Games in France. And let his staff begin preparation for the 2024-2025 season without him.

Erick Math̩ was Canayer's deputy between 2015 and 2018 and will now succeed him on the bench. Midi Libre РMART

Elected best Starligue coach in 2019, winner of the Coupe de France the same year, gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Erick Mathé ticks all the boxes.

He knows the house, knows how to win and now has solid experience at the highest level. Not to mention his address book. At 52, he is ready to succeed the legend.

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