Defeated by ASSE (0-2) on Saturday, OGC Nice has fallen to 19th place in the Ligue 1 standings. This situation is highly displeasing to the club’s former No. 2, Patrick Governatori, who particularly blames the ex-coach, Éric Roy, and doesn’t hide his desire for change(s).
Defeated at home on Saturday by AS Saint-Étienne (0-2), the Gym has slipped into the relegation zone (19th). This situation undermines the aims set this summer by the president, Jean-Pierre Rivère.
Former general manager of OGC Nice, Patrick Governatori (a minority shareholder of the club, 22%) is not at all fond of the policy led since the start of the 2011-2012 season.
Governatori criticizes Roy and wants Courbis
In his eyes, the person responsible is Éric Roy, the former coach, appointed as the general manager a week ago. “We are paying for a crappy recruitment. (On Saturday, against Saint-Étienne) Abriel didn’t play an acceptable match, and you have him for three years. (…) Dja Dje-Dje, Guié-Guié, and Pentecôte have scored one goal among them in Ligue 1 this season. There were plenty of mistakes”, he stated on lequipe.fr.
Furthermore, Patrick Governatori criticizes the promotion of René Marsiglia (former assistant of Éric Roy) last week: “The recent reshuffle is like replacing a wooden leg with a plaster leg: it changes nothing. For me, if nothing is done, we’re going to Ligue 2.”
He further estimates that Rolland Courbis, a football consultant on RMC, would be the man for the situation: “We need a confirmed coach, and for me, he would be the solution.”
How will Jean-Pierre Rivère react to the fury of the club’s former No. 2?
