Lens appoint Digard as coach until 2028
- On Friday, Lens appointed Frenchman Didier Digard as head coach on a two-year contract, one day after dismissing Yannick Cahuzac.
- Lens dismissed Cahuzac after a string of defeats, including a 9–1 Champions League loss to Como and a league defeat to Marseille last Sunday.
- The 40-year-old former OGC Nice manager previously coached Le Havre, keeping the Normandy team in the top flight despite limited resources before his late October dismissal.
- Lens held discussions throughout the week with 'various candidates,' stating that Digard 'has demonstrated his ability to unite people, help squads develop, and achieve results in complex situations.'
- Digard will lead his first training session today, Saturday, as the 11th-placed Lens prepare to host Toulouse on November 21.
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The 40-year-old former Paris Saint-Germain and Middlesbrough midfielder has signed a two-year deal until 2028, the club confirmed. "As a coach Didier Digard has demonstrated his ability to unite people, help squads develop, and achieve results in complex situations," Lens said in a statement. Digard will lead his first training session with his new club on Saturday. Lens, who are 11th in Ligue 1, next host Toulouse on November 21. On Friday, Le…
The artesian club finally appointed, Friday night and to the general surprise, the former coach of Le Havre.
While Pierre Sage's name had been running for a few hours, it was finally Didier Digard who became Lens's new coach that announced the RCL Friday night. The former coach of Le Havre already found a bench and signed a contract until 2028.
While Pierre Sage appeared to be the favourite to succeed Yannick Cahuzac, RC Lens also approached Walid Regragui to take over the team.
Digard, who was dismissed at the end of October after the start of the disastrous season of the Havaris, will be on the bench in Lens until June 2028, with the mission of relaunching a club sounded by a humiliation in the Champions League last week against Como (9-1), which cost Cahuzac his place. "As a coach, Didier Digard has demonstrated his ability to federate, advance the groups and achieve results in complex situations", explained in his p…
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