{"id":23211,"date":"2026-03-16T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euapp01.newsmemory.com\/lamarseillaise\/news\/?p=23211"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T06:46:44","slug":"saez-revient-aux-commandes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euapp01.newsmemory.com\/lamarseillaise\/news\/2026\/03\/16\/saez-revient-aux-commandes\/","title":{"rendered":"Saez revient aux commandes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p>Il a \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s tout connu \u00e0 sa t\u00eate, mais il ne s\u2019attendait pas \u00e0 une telle ann\u00e9e. Jean-Louis Saez, homme fort des filles de Montpellier, a entam\u00e9 le 11\u00a0mars face \u00e0 Lens une nouvelle exp\u00e9rience. Celle de pompier de service.<\/p>\n<p>Ce technicien respect\u00e9 ne fait pas de miracles. Son \u00e9quipe a perdu le match de la peur face \u00e0 Lens (2-1) et a plong\u00e9 \u00e0 la derni\u00e8re place. \u00ab\u00a0<i>On a un pied en D2, mais on n\u2019a pas dit notre dernier mot<\/i>\u00a0\u00bb, consent-il.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Louis Saez, ancien directeur sportif, a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9 dans l\u2019urgence \u00e0 la t\u00eate de l\u2019\u00e9quipe f\u00e9minine de Montpellier, engag\u00e9e dans la course au maintien en Premi\u00e8re Ligue.<\/p>\n<p>Saez (58\u00a0ans) a succ\u00e9d\u00e9 jeudi 5\u00a0mars \u00e0 l\u2019ancien entra\u00eeneur Yannick Chandioux, d\u00e9mis de ses fonctions le 11\u00a0f\u00e9vrier et remplac\u00e9 provisoirement par son adjoint Baptiste Merle. L\u2019ex-coach, \u00e2g\u00e9 de 50\u00a0ans, dirigeait l\u2019\u00e9quipe montpelli\u00e9raine depuis l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 2021, o\u00f9 il \u00e9tait arriv\u00e9 en provenance de Dijon. Il a pay\u00e9 les mauvais r\u00e9sultats de son \u00e9quipe, plong\u00e9e \u00e0 la derni\u00e8re place de la Premi\u00e8re Ligue apr\u00e8s avoir conc\u00e9d\u00e9 11\u00a0d\u00e9faites en 15\u00a0journ\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p>Saez poss\u00e8de une exp\u00e9rience certaine de l\u2019\u00e9quipe f\u00e9minine qu\u2019il a dirig\u00e9e durant six saisons (2013-19) et lui a permis de disputer le quart de finale de la Ligue des champions face \u00e0 Chelsea. Le fils de Louis Saez, d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 en d\u00e9cembre, a par ailleurs l\u2019avantage d\u2019avoir cr\u00e9\u00e9 le centre de formation et donc de conna\u00eetre les jeunes joueuses, envoy\u00e9es au feu pour sauver le club en pleine transition.<\/p>\n<p>Cet entra\u00eeneur f\u00e9d\u00e9rateur, proche de Laurent Nicollin, avait v\u00e9cu aux premi\u00e8res loges la vente du club au cours de l\u2019automne. D\u00e9but octobre, la famille Nicollin, pionni\u00e8re du football f\u00e9minin en France, a vendu la section f\u00e9minine \u00e0 Crux Football, dirig\u00e9 par l\u2019ancienne internationale n\u00e9o-z\u00e9landaise Bex Smith. Montpellier, pionnier de la professionnalisation du football f\u00e9minine, n\u2019avait jamais connu jusque-l\u00e0 un parcours aussi compliqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Il a &agrave; peu pr&egrave;s tout connu &agrave; sa t&ecirc;te, mais il ne s&rsquo;attendait pas &agrave; une telle ann&eacute;e. 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