The Still brothers enchant the football world

Stade Reims are 15th in Ligue 1, tied with the Table seventeenth Angers and thus the relegation place. Clearly not enough for the demands of the six-time French champion. Coach Garcia does kicked outdid you promote the then assistant coach Will Still (30) in the short term because of absence Garcia coached the team to a draw against Paris Saint-Germain days earlier. A stroke of luck, as it turned out later.

14 league games, no defeat

Because the son of British emigrants who grew up in Belgium has not lost a single one of his 14 league games after promotion, and Ligacroesus even defied PSG again with a draw. He leads his team from the bottom of the table to 10th place. 5th and with that a possible European Cup qualification is suddenly within reach. Many fans are probably already dreaming of great success. The only place on Still’s clean sheet: the elimination in the eighth finals against Toulouse with ex-YBler Vincent Sierro. However, there is another downside: Will Still does not even have the required trainer’s license A. The club must therefore pay a fine of almost 25,000 euros per match. A penalty that the club, with the continued success, apparently gladly accepts. “We are willing to invest in your career as long as you win,” the club said.

From the screen to the sidelines

Not only Still’s success, but also his style arouses enthusiasm. He switches fluently between French and English, always makes light-hearted comments in interviews and treats his players as equals. “They play music that I listen to. They talk about things I’ve probably seen on TV or done with my friends. I don’t interfere, but I understand,” Still told the Daily Mail.

Even though it works perfectly now, he used to have jitters when it came to dealing with the players. He learned to coach namely on the console, and his brother Edward really enjoyed playing the video game «Football Manager».

Will the next ex-YB star trip him up?

At the age of 17, he decides to enter a coaching school in England. After graduation, you go back home, look for jobs all over the country – and finally get the job as one Video analyst in the first division Sint Truiden. Later he arrives at him via Liege youth club Liersewhere he is suddenly promoted.

At the age of 24 he got his first coaching job – but eventually lost it because the club went bankrupt. He changes clubs and back to the position of video analyst, later becoming an assistant coach at Reims under Oscar Garcia – and eventually inheriting his job. So far with impressive success. Is it on Sunday? Because then Still meets table neighbors Toulouse. Will ex-YBler Sierro stain Still’s vest again?

Source : Blick