The fifth loss in a row in Ligue 2, at Geoffroy-Guichard against Guingamp (1-3), was therefore one too many for Laurent Batlles. The former midfielder (48 years old) is no longer the coach of Saint-Etienne, as deputy president Jean-François Soucasse announced after the meeting.
The Greens, who were in second place in Ligue 2 at the beginning of November, before the start of the terrible series, are now only eighth, and the hope of a rise to L1, two years after relegation, is ‘distant.
Thierry Laurey future coach?
Arriving in the summer of 2022 with good odds, the former Troyes coach must be replaced on an interim basis by Laurent Huard, technical director of the training center.
According to The TeamThierry Laurey would be the favorite to take over the reins of ASSE, ahead of Olivier Dall’Oglio, while Philippe Montanier, dismissed by the TFC last summer despite the victory in the Coupe de France, would not have wanted to take up the challenge .