July 25, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. by Thomas
Claude Puel back on the bench for an English team? It is whispered across the Channel, although the idea here is uncertain.
Since last week, Watford no longer has a coach. Nigel Pearson in post until then, was thanked by the management of the London club, because the team is on the brink of industrial accident in the league: 18th in the Premier League, it must absolutely dominate Arsenal this Sunday, in order not to precipitate the fall. In addition, the management naturally seek a profile, to occupy the position of the coach to be filled. Claude Puel’s at ASSE would like, the name of the French technician is circulating on the other side of the Channel.
Watford is looking for a coach, the ASSE has good odds
It is even among bookmakers who ask the question to their players, the first cited in the list of potential candidates. “Who will be Watford’s next coach” is requested? To that, Claude Puel collects a rating of between 2.25 and 2.75, among the main operators (that of the group Sky William Hill or Paddy Power in particular). It is little and at the same time more than 2, it is still a sign of some form of uncertainty about it. Precision for all intents and purposes, that Claude Puel is working at AS Saint-Etienne. With a current contract until 2022. He was yesterday on the bench of Stéphanois for the final of the Coupe de France lost by his team, against PSG (0-1).
Claude Puel and Sabri Lamouchi, two French in the list
In addition to Claude Puel, Sabri Lamouchi for another French technician is approached for the post, but the rating of the current Nottingham Forest strategist is more distant, more than 12 on average. Between Puel and Lamouchi slip Danny Cowley (more or less 7 against one), Zlatko Dalic (8) or Sam Allardyce (10). The latter, although not the favorite of bookmakers, is for those who frequent it and bet, in the market.