What if Franck Haise succeeded Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool?
A hypothesis still far from being concrete but having the merit of existing.
On February 29, The Athletic revealed that in order to find the German's successor, the Fenway Sports Group, owner of Liverpool, asked the club's data analysts to establish an expanded list of coaches likely to occupy the Reds bench.
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This list includes the name of the RC Lens coach.
Present this Friday March 1 at a press conference, the technician, under contract with the Northerners until 2027, was flattered by this interest: “It's good, it's a recognition, somewhere, of a work that I do not do alone.
These are results, principles of play, collective work.
There is a little pride.
» The English media, however, clarified that Franck Haise is not among the Reds' first choices.
A perilous trip to Lyon
Author of a lot of work since his arrival on the Lens bench, Haise has been experiencing some difficulties lately.
If the Lensois are in sixth place in Ligue 1 and are only five points behind third place, synonymous with the Champions League, they suffered a cruel elimination against Friborg during the Europa League play-offs.
To make matters worse, Lens followed up with a setback at the Bollaert stadium against Monaco in the final minutes (2-3).
In order to get back on track, Lens will try to snatch points from a very fit Lyon, this Sunday from 8:45 p.m.
“We will have to be even better than what we are currently doing,” warned Franck Haise.
“Today, Lyon is a top 5 team with maturity and personality.
We're going there to win.
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