The former France international has dedicated himself to his adopted country and now faces a last-16 clash with Spain
that the French manager did not suffer fools gladly. What was not so well known was his remarkable command of colloquial English. “Twats,” he said of those who had criticised his team selection back home . Then he said it again, with impeccable timing, before apologising – after a fashion – for the “tone” of his answer. The smile which accompanied the apology left no doubt.
How Sagnol ended up as Georgia’s coach after a hit-and-miss, stop-start managerial career with Bordeaux and, briefly, Bayern, where he was Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant in 2017, remains something which he himself struggles to explain. He had never set foot in the country. He had decided to turn his back on management for family reasons anyway, vowing to take a job only if it was with a national team, and if it was “a project out of the ordinary”. Then the call came.
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