Basketball: Vincent Collet dismissed from Strasbourg

It's too much defeat! The leaders of the Strasbourg club - currently 11th in the Jeep Elite - announced in the evening of Saturday, after the setback against Orleans (77-80), that they were separating from Vincent Collet, club coach since 2011 - with a break of a few months in 2016 - and coach of the France team. The technician already knew that he would not be kept at the end of his contract which ended at the end of the season.

Vincent Collet replaced by Lassi Tuovi on the bench of @sigstrasbourg https://t.co/Ir01WInPL3 pic.twitter.com/O8bIWEsH4p

This defeat against the promoted Orleans is the tenth in a row in all competitions.

"I am very sad today," said Martial Bellon, President of Strasbourg in the press release. I wish this discussion with Vincent never took place. This decision was difficult and painful to make after 9 years of fruitful collaboration. For several weeks, we have given Vincent the opportunity to raise the bar, in accordance with the values ​​of the club.

I am relieved that this exchange was very worthy and that Vincent understood that this decision had become inevitable.

I hope that the supporters will not remain on these last impressions but will rather keep in memory all that he brought to the club during these 9 years during which he carried very high the colors of the SIG STRASBOURG in French Championship and in the European Cup.

Vincent's departure is the consequence of the bad results but not the only cause. Players are not exempt from any reproach. I will see them from Sunday afternoon to make them aware of the situation. "

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Collet, 56, gives way to his assistant Lassi Tuovi on the bench. It is the second time in his career that the double French champion (2006 with Le Mans and 2009 at Asvel) has been dismissed after Asvel in 2010.

The technician will be able to focus on his task of coaching the Blues who will prepare the Olympic tournament in Tokyo. A rally is planned for February to play the first qualifying matches for Euro 2021 against Germany and Montenegro.