So guys, this is my first story ever, I hope it will be succesful. I am a big fan of FM stories and I finally decided to do one of my own... This will be a story of Laurent Blanc and his revolution of French national team.
16 May 2010
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I woke up at 7.30. I put on my best suit, tied a tie and drove to Stade Chaban Delmas, the stadium of my current club Bordeaux. After weeks of thinking over this situation I finally decided: I needed a new challenge. I had a feeling that things in South Africa will go terribly wrong, my colleague Raymond Domench already said he will be leaving after The World Cup and I thought I was the right person for the job. I entered the halls of Bordeaux and I met with the chairman Jean-Louis Triaud. We talked for two and a half hour. I said him everything I needed to say: that my path job here is done, as I won the League, my team played very good in the Champions league, I won the Manager of the Year award once, and came second this year. It was a great experience and I hope I will return when the time comes. However I did not say where am I going next.
At last Jean-Louis asked me:
Laurent, that is all okay, but where will you continue your career?
I'm not sure boss, as everything is far from over... I remained calm
Come on, tell me... Is it one of the clubs from England? Spain? Lyon maybe?
No, boss, it's not a club...
What is it then? Don't tell me that you're...
I sent my application for the manager of France national team!
Laurent, congratulations! C'est manifique! Bonne chance! He said to me and gave me a hug.
You too boss, it was great working here, thank you for support and I hope we'll see each other soon!
I decided to call all my players and tell them what I decided, and I did it from my bench. The last managerial job as the Bordeaux national team.
At last Jean-Louis asked me:
Laurent, that is all okay, but where will you continue your career?
I'm not sure boss, as everything is far from over... I remained calm
Come on, tell me... Is it one of the clubs from England? Spain? Lyon maybe?
No, boss, it's not a club...
What is it then? Don't tell me that you're...
I sent my application for the manager of France national team!
Laurent, congratulations! C'est manifique! Bonne chance! He said to me and gave me a hug.
You too boss, it was great working here, thank you for support and I hope we'll see each other soon!
I decided to call all my players and tell them what I decided, and I did it from my bench. The last managerial job as the Bordeaux national team.
17 May 2010
Jean-Pierre Escalettes: Blanc is a candidate
In his interview with L'Equipe FFF president Jean-Pierre Escalettes confirmed that Laurent Blanc was a candidate for the position. Former France star has expressed his interest in the vacant place on French bench.
In his interview with L'Equipe FFF president Jean-Pierre Escalettes confirmed that Laurent Blanc was a candidate for the position. Former France star has expressed his interest in the vacant place on French bench.
„ Blanc was one of the star players of the glorious generation which brought fame to France during the late 90's. He announced his retirement from international football after Euro 2000, following the example of his captain Didier Deschamps. Overall, he recorded 97 caps and scored 16 goals. In 2006, the readers of France Football magazine voted him the fourth best French player of all time behind Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane, and Raymond Kopa. He also did a great job as Bordeaux manager and now he wants this position. And who am I to say no to such a star? If he really wants this then there is no problem. However we'll just have to wait for a couple of days...“ said Escalettes.
I was so happy when I saw this article. This job is so close I can smell it already... I knew that I am one of the leading candidates and this has made me even more confident. I was hoping that this will be a new era of France football and I was so excited that I might be the man who will return the glory to France.
It's 11 PM. I was getting ready to go to sleep when my phone rang. It was Escallettes' number. My heart was pounding so loud I thought my neighbours would hear it. This was the moment of truth. I answered.
Laurent, congratulations!
Those 2 words made me the happiest man on the world...
Bring back the glory to our country. Let the French revolution begins! He said these words and hung up.
Oh it will, boss, it will- in fact it started already...
I was so happy when I saw this article. This job is so close I can smell it already... I knew that I am one of the leading candidates and this has made me even more confident. I was hoping that this will be a new era of France football and I was so excited that I might be the man who will return the glory to France.
It's 11 PM. I was getting ready to go to sleep when my phone rang. It was Escallettes' number. My heart was pounding so loud I thought my neighbours would hear it. This was the moment of truth. I answered.
Laurent, congratulations!
Those 2 words made me the happiest man on the world...
Bring back the glory to our country. Let the French revolution begins! He said these words and hung up.
Oh it will, boss, it will- in fact it started already...
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