Nine games, three wins, six defeats
Lens have sacked Yannick Cahuzac. L’Équipe reported the decision on Tuesday and RMC Sport confirmed it, ending a spell as head coach that lasted two months. The numbers explain it: in nine matches across all competitions, Cahuzac won three and lost six.
The final week was the worst of them. Lens lost the derby at Lille 1-0, then went down 9-1 to Como at Bollaert in the Champions League, a scoreline that drew open calls for him to leave. On Sunday they lost 2-1 to Marseille after a glaring error from their defense gifted the visitors the opening goal. “We are sick,” Cahuzac said afterwards, adding that the Como night had left marks on his squad.
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A job inherited from a sacking
Cahuzac never arrived as the first choice. He was the assistant when Dino Toppmoller was removed after only six matches, partly over results and partly because of friction between the German’s number two, Nelson Morgado, and the dressing room. Toppmoller had been picked to replace Pierre Sage, who led Lens to second place in Ligue 1 and the first Coupe de France in the club’s history last season before moving to Crystal Palace.
The Champions League campaign added to the damage. Lens lost 2-0 to Sporting and 3-0 at Bruges before the Como defeat, three heavy losses in the competition.
Who comes next
According to RMC, the club’s leadership has three names in mind for the job. Sage is one of them, with reports saying he is about to lose his place at Palace. Cahuzac said last week that his own future was not his main concern and that his focus was the next match. The club has now made that call for him.
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