A year and a half after arriving on the Rock, Niko Kovac begins to interview internally. The Croatian technician no longer seems to be unanimous and his future is uncertain.
After a rather successful 2020-2021 season with a third place in Ligue 1 and a Coupe de France final lost against Paris Saint-Germain, AS Monaco is having a lot more trouble in the current financial year. Sixth in the French Championship at mid-season, the Rocher club no longer necessarily convinces in the game and the results are not very stable. There was still a qualification for the round of 16 of the Europa League and one for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, but that seems too little.
In today’s edition, The team takes stock of the situation of the asemist formation, and the future of Niko Kovac seems more and more uncertain. The sports daily simply writes that “the Croatian’s credit has been damaged in the eyes of his superiors”. Because as often in football, the coach is the first target when things are not going well. Because there are several things that are starting to annoy the principals of the Principality club.
A management that no longer works?
As our colleagues explain, the Monegasque board is wondering about the group and its progress, not so obvious for a few months. The ASM’s offensive armada no longer impresses many people, whereas it could have been the case last season. And that’s a problem after a fairly interesting summer transfer window (Boadu, Jean Lucas for example). But that’s not the only problem.
The team speaks indeed of “loose links” between Niko Kovac and part of his group … And the ideas of the Croatian coach do not really pass to everyone around the training center of La Turbie or the Stade Louis- II. Despite a contract which runs until June 2023, the former technician of Bayern Munich is therefore not in a good position at the time of starting 2022. Moreover, an elimination against Quevilly-Rouen in the Coupe de France (January 2 , 6.30 p.m.) for the recovery could, one imagines, have major repercussions.
