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Leaving ESTAC during the winter after breaking his contract amicably, Laurent Batlles (46) gave his news to France Bleu Gironde. “When you are passionate about football and football, you continue to watch matches. It is true that I spent two and a half years alone in Troyes, without my family, so there, it allowed me to recharge my batteries a little. Now I go to see matches. I saw the derby in Lyon, I went to see the Saint-Etienne reserve, I watch youth matches, also on TV… I try to follow football as I did before,” he said. he confided about this funny period.

“I don’t pretend to be able to refuse anything today”

Without a club, the former midfielder does not see himself being too difficult for his future challenge. “I don’t really wonder about the circumstances of the takeover of a new club, during the season or not. There are many coaches who do not have a job, and who would like to have one. Depending on what is proposed, the project, many points, we make decisions. Sometimes the choices are good, sometimes not, but for all that, I have great respect for this environment and all the coaches who do not have a job today. I do not claim to be able to refuse anything today, ”he added in comments transcribed by Girondins4ever.

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Batlles wants to get back to work quickly

Released from his coaching contract at ESTAC at the end of December, Laurent Batlles declares himself already ready to bounce back to another club and ensures that he is not too picky and selective. A boon for the Greens and the Girondins?

Alexandre Corboz