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Post by Les on Jun 22, 2024 16:48:45 GMT
Full ReportSunderland midfielder Adil Aouchiche has previously underperformed for Regis Le BrisYoung midfielder Adil Aouchiche fell in and out of contention throughout the 2023/24 season for Sunderland, being utilised more often off the bench. However, the Frenchman has a history with Sunderland’s new coach having played under Le Bris for Lorient in the 2021/22 season when they finished in an impressive 10th place. He struggled to cement a starting position under the 48-year-old boss, starting just one Ligue 1 fixture and not featuring at all for his side’s final seven fixtures. On top of this, despite a widely successful 2021/22 season for Lorient, Aouchiche featured in just two of Le Bris’ league victories that campaign. Adil Aouchiche will have a point to prove to new Sunderland bossAouchiche’s history with the new Sunderland manager may work in favour of the 21-year-old, who was in fine form for Saint-Etienne before his move to Lorient, where he tallied 35 appearances in the 2021/22 campaign. Le Bris will be fully aware of the potential of the young midfielder, who was nominated for the Golden Boy Award back in 2020. The imminently arriving coach also specialises in the development of young players, having a youth coaching career that spans back to the 2012/13 season where he was appointed as manager of the Lorient U19s. Le Bris must be patient with the youthful talent in his squad, particularly Aouchiche, who will need game time to show his true ability. The French midfielder must relish the opportunity to play in a system he will be very familiar with, under Le Bris he has the opportunity to become a key man in the middle of the park.
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Post by Les on Jun 22, 2024 19:30:06 GMT
It’s OfficialsafcRégis Le BrisSunderland AFC is delighted to announce the appointment of Régis Le Bris as Head Coach. The Frenchman will arrive on Wearside on 1 July 2024 and sign a three-year contract at the Stadium of Light. Régis’ move to the North East brings an end to his 12-year association with French side FC Lorient, which included leading Les Merlus’ senior team from June 2022 to June 2024. Following his appointment, Régis said: “I am honoured to be joining Sunderland AFC and look forward to immersing myself in the culture of the Club and the city. I believe the best way to understand and appreciate what makes a Club unique is to connect with the people who embody its spirit - the supporters, the community and all those who contribute to its character. All coaches talk about their enthusiasm and vision when they start a new role. I'm certainly here to pass on my energy and my convictions, but also to listen and learn. The history of this Club is very strong, and this is a unique opportunity to be part of that legacy. I recognise the potential of our team, a group that has seen both successes and more difficult times. Our journey together has only just begun, and I am ambitious about what we can achieve. I want us to bring joy to our fans, not only through results, but also through our style of play, and I'm convinced that with commitment and hard work, we can write an exciting new chapter.” Sporting Director Kristjaan Speakman added: “We are delighted to have attracted someone of Régis’ calibre to Sunderland. He is a talented coach, who is thoughtful and detailed in his approach and values strong relationships with players and staff. He is aligned with delivering our playing identity and he shares our ambition to win, as well as our passion for talent development. We are excited by the new ideas Régis will bring to Sunderland and look forward to supporting him in his new role.” Chairman Kyril Louis-Dreyfus concluded: “I must start by thanking our fans for their patience and support throughout an extensive recruitment process. It was imperative for us to try and appoint a candidate who could build on the foundations we have established and play an integral part in fulfilling our long-term ambitions. After following Régis’ career in recent years and meeting with him extensively, we believe he can make that contribution and we are delighted to welcome him to Sunderland AFC. I’m looking forward to the 2024-25 season and excited for us all to be back together at the Stadium of Light in August.” Régis spent most of his playing career with Stade Rennais and he returned to Roazhon Park as Head of Academy Coaching in 2004 after concluding his playing career with Stade Lavallois and K.S.K. Ronse. An immensely successful tenure with Les Rennais included an Under-18 national title and victory in the Coupe Gambardella, France’s equivalent of the FA Youth Cup. Régis moved to Lorient in 2012 to lead the Club’s youth development programme and he nurtured many highly regarded talents, whilst also coaching Lorient B from 2015 to 2022. The Frenchman took charge of the Brittany-based outfit’s senior team in June 2022 and guided them to their highest top-tier finish in almost a decade, as the Club registered its second-highest points tally in their Ligue 1 history. Welcome to Sunderland, Régis!
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Post by Les on Jun 22, 2024 19:40:55 GMT
🤡 🤡 🤡
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Post by macmackem on Jun 22, 2024 19:59:59 GMT
Not a mention of getting his team relegated last season.
Underwhelmed to be honest, scraped the barrel and came out with him.
Still, I will give him the benefit of doubt and truly hopes he proves me and probably 1000's more supporters wrong.
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Post by macmackem on Jun 23, 2024 9:17:33 GMT
The silence is deafening on here regarding our new coach and our wonderful cannot do anything wrong owner.
Says it all I think.
My pal has renewed his 4 season tickets, someone who has had them from year blonk, now he says he's regretting it.
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Post by Gordon Armstrong on Jun 23, 2024 14:47:37 GMT
I've renewed my four season tickets, too, Ray, I've got no regrets whatsoever, and I'm looking forward to the new season 😉
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Post by macmackem on Jun 23, 2024 15:52:11 GMT
I've renewed my four season tickets, too, Ray, I've got no regrets whatsoever, and I'm looking forward to the new season 😉 Good for you 👍 I'm also looking forward to next season in as much to see if the owner and DoF has learnt anything from last season. I just want and hope for them to help and support the new coach in whatever he wants, but can't see it to be honest I am not one of those supporters who goes to the game and pay good money because 'I'm a Sunderland supporter' If I'm to put my money and support into the club the I want the owners to do the same, at the moment I can't see that with the team/squad. The owners only care about making a profit for me, if 27k supporters want to buy season tickets when they haven’t a scoobby what coach and players they sell or bring in then that's their perogative, the owners are going to say '27,000 season tickets sold, whoop, whoop, we don't need to really do anything or spend anything as we've already got their cash" If supporters didn't buy season tickets, they are going to say "wait a minute, poor ticket sales, we need to do something to get the supporters on board" But I feel supporters are going over to the match like sheep hoping to get a result, then moaning about the owners afterwards in the pub, then its hell slap into you for not talking with your feet and throwing good money after bad. I will probably come down for the first few home games, I will know then if the manager and squad have got what it takes, that's if we have a squad worth talking about, certainly not going to buy tickets for the full season on promises, ifs and maybes |
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Post by Gordon Armstrong on Jun 23, 2024 20:24:12 GMT
If you haven't renewed, Ray, I sometimes have a spare ('cos my grandson sometimes doesn't understand that it's compulsory) which you can take advantage of 😉
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Post by Les on Jun 24, 2024 15:22:08 GMT
linkForget reputation, Regis Le Bris will be judged on one thing alone at SunderlandNew Black Cats boss Regis Le Bris has a reputation for developing young talent but needs time to build at the Stadium of Light So it wasn’t Frank Lampard, Liam Rosenoir, Will Still, Rene Maric, Paul Heckingbottom, Marti Cifuentes, or a host of others. Sunderland finally ended their hunt for a manager by landing on someone that, with respect to Regis Le Bris, nobody outside of these shores had ever heard of. It might be the case that a lot of Sunderland fans are underwhelmed by the appointment. They can be forgiven for that. French newspaper Ouest France featured a long story where they recall that, despite his very good start as a manager at FC Lorient, he lived through some tough times at the club in the past couple of seasons. In January 2023, the French club were understood to have started selling their best attacking players. Le Bris is reported to have gone public to claim they wouldn’t be able to compete with such a weakened squad. It’s said they never really recovered from that episode, nor did his relationship with the club’s hierarchy. His time with the club ended at the end of last season with French reports claiming he lost support from fans, and was booed in the final game of the season, and it led him to leave the club through the back door. Still was said to be the main target for Sunderland owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus but the French connection still won the day with the appointment of Le Bris. There are already suggestions that a proportion of Black Cats fans aren’t overly enamoured with Le Bris taking over the reins. Others are saying the fanbase must get behind the new man and at least give him a chance. That certainly wasn’t the case with Michael Beale who was never afforded that courtesy. Le Bris has already made the right noises in that respect, saying he wants to embrace the culture and the city and have an immediate identity with supporters. He will start his job on July 1 and be immediately embroiled in the transfer market, in particular trying to keep hold of the club’s best players although he is unlikely to have any influence on Jack Clarke’s position. The signs are he will leave for the Premier League. Le Bris is a man who will have to work within the parameters of the club’s ethos and youth will continue to play a big part in that. It will be interesting to see just how well he does. In fairness to him, he may not be well known but that will matter little if he gets results and is able to get the best out of, what is at the moment, a squad full of young talent. That is what he will be judged on and winning at home would be a bonus. The last time Sunderland picked up three points on home soil was on February 10 under Beale. Seven games followed at the Stadium of Light without a victory in sight – with five of those games ending in defeat. Things can only get better. That is the hope, at least. And Sunderland fans will be eager to see whether the new man has what it takes to handle what is undoubtedly one of the tougher managerial jobs in English football given the sheer expectation levels from one of the nation’s biggest and most passionate fanbases.
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Post by Les on Jun 24, 2024 15:38:36 GMT
He doesn't start at Sunderland until July 1st.  |
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Post by macmackem on Jun 24, 2024 16:17:24 GMT
He doesn't start at Sunderland until July 1st. Not a lot he can do until then Les, no players to coach, can't buy anyone, not in his remit 🙄😏🙂 |
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Post by Les on Jun 29, 2024 11:51:42 GMT
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Post by macmackem on Jun 29, 2024 12:06:56 GMT
Never saw Kyril in the video 🤔
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Post by Les on Jun 29, 2024 14:24:22 GMT
Never saw Kyril in the video 🤔 Kyril was outside handing out "pink slices" to the people in the queue to get in the store . . . I kid you not 😆 |
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Post by Gordon Armstrong on Jun 29, 2024 16:18:21 GMT
Which was a fantastic gesture that he didn't have to do . . . . well done Kyril, and Speakman & RLB, who were both active, talking to fans 👏
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