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Jean-Pierre Papin found a bench at Chateauroux. (Reuters) Jean-Pierre Papin found a bench at Chateauroux. (Reuters)
Jean-Pierre Papin is back on a bench. After his departure from RC Lens after the descent into League 2 in 2008, the Ballon d'Or 1991 was without a club. A time announced in Strasbourg, it is ultimately the LB Châteauroux the technician of 46 years will raise. League Round of 2 to two points of relegation zone, the Castelroussins appealed to JPP for out of this predicament, after the resignation of Dominique Bijotat, December 23. This will be the 4th club Papin as coach.

"We inform you that Jean-Pierre Papin has to engage with Berrichonne Football as a coach." So the club Chateauroux formalized Tuesday on its website, the arrival of JPP on the bench castelroussin. The Berrichonne, 16th in League 2, has opted for the former technician Lens while Bernard Casoni was also claiming the position. Following another defeat against Ajaccio (1-2), December 22, coach Dominique Bijotat had resigned.

Papin: "I am happy to plunge"

In recent weeks, Jean-Pierre Papin was also in contact with Strasbourg, he was already back in L1 during the 2006-2007 season. The case seemed well made. But having received no guarantees in recruiting, the coach of 46 years decided not to sign in Alsace. Looking for a coach, the club chaired by Patrick Le Seyec has thought about the former star of French football. Papin was without a club since his bad experience Lens, punctuated by a descent in L2, in 2008. He can not wait to return to the land. "I'm happy to plunge, I really wanted. I think that I go back to zero, with a contract for eighteen months and a young team that deserves to be interested in her," Did he said with our colleagues in South-West.

Still unbeaten in the first six games of the season, and even leading the evening of the 3rd and 4th days, then multiplied Chateauroux poor performance until the indignity of a Cup Elimination of France, facing Saumur (3 -1) (FSC), November 21. To make matters worse, the team has, to the truce, the worst defense in Ligue 2 with 30 goals conceded. Chateauroux and has won two of his last sixteen league games! The hemorrhage of "The Berri" must be stopped, and offered a beautiful site at the former Olympique Marseille player. However, it prefers to retain the positive and the fact that the team has been ahead in August: "I come, I am no position to judge what happened before. This team has been head League 2 in the top league, it has potential. I must help him find a positive state of mind ".

What objectives for JPP?

For the former coach of FC Bassin d'Arcachon (CFA 2), the group mentality will be crucial for success: "The mindset is crucial in Ligue 2. In Strasbourg, it was what made the difference . Châteauroux has many young players, I like that: they push all in the same direction, it can hurt. "

Jean-Pierre Papin will be the sixth coach Berrichonne five years, a club looking so even stability. JPP has signed for 18 months, enough to save the club in 2010 and considered the best next year. But the Golden Ball hopes to do better, starting this season, but play continued: "Resume of points very quickly away from the trap down, and why not go tickle the top of the table. I do speaks not rise: initially, do not dream!. " Understandably, however, that the attainment of elite would be the target of 2011.

Find the L1 is in any case the purpose of attacking the old, with or without Chateauroux. "All in good time. Quite a challenge waiting for me already in the Berry! First I write a story there. In this environment, anything can go very quickly, do not throw too much" said Papin at Southwest, while specifying only lead one days Bordeaux would interest him living in the Bordeaux region: "The Girondins have become a reference. Who would Bordeaux today? Yes, of course it interest me. But this is not news. First rendezvous of men of JPP to move up the hierarchy, January 15, at Sedan.

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