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Coupe de France: Xavier Collin, the coach who would like to be able to pass his diplomas

2020-01-29T07:01:05.630Z


The former Montpellier player directs Épinal (National 2), who receives Lille in the eighth finals of the Coupe de France on Wednesday. But he cannot


He started his career at Épinal before returning 18 years later as a coach. Meanwhile, Xavier Collin has crisscrossed professional lawns in the jerseys of Amiens, AC Ajaccio and Montpellier. But it was in 2000, with Gueugnon that he won his only trophy: the League Cup 2000 at the expense of PSG in the final.

On the bench of Épinal for four seasons, Collin has already experienced the whole range of emotions: two relegations to National 2 followed, a few days later, by miraculous recoveries because other clubs had financial problems. But by dint of grazing the precipice, Épinal ended up falling. For two seasons, the Spinaliens have been vegetating in N2. In the Coupe de France, Collin's men are used to shining and allow themselves pretty routes. “Two years ago, we were out by OM in the 16th finals, recalls Collin. This time, we have already done better. "

"I feel a form of injustice"

If the coach of the Vosges club wishes to make the cup adventure last longer than the reception of Lille on Wednesday evening, it is also out of personal ambition. He dreams of finding the professional world. And the Coupe de France is often the best of magnifying magnifiers. Last year, Châteauroux (L2) wanted to hire him but he had to refuse because he does not have the coaching diplomas.

"I feel a form of injustice," he pleads. I have been asking for three years to be added to the list of those who can pass it at Clairefontaine. Out of around fifty requests, only ten candidates are taken. At this level, there is always a form of cronyism that makes the difference. And his past as a former top player doesn't help him get noticed. "When you see who is sometimes chosen, it's better to smile about it," he sighs. It is quite frustrating. Obviously, it is better to have support and I do not have it. At Épinal, we shouldn't be in the spotlight enough. It's only National 2… ”

A priori, Épinal will not go back to National this season. In his group, Sedan and Bastia are largely ahead. The prospect of regaining professionalism while staying in the Vosges is moving away. "If everything is really blocked for me, I will do like others: I will go abroad," he says. Somewhere, that's kind of the law of French football. "

Source: leparis

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