Le Gym’s continued poor performances have cost ‘DON’ his job, and a new group of trainers, headed by Eric Roy, will take over...
Reports first emerged that ‘DON’ would not be returning to his place in the Stade du Ray dugout on Monday evening, though they would only be confirmed by way of a brief announcement posted on the club’s official website at Tuesday lunchtime.
Eric Roy, Rene Marsiglia and Frederic Gioria have taken temporary charge of les Aiglons and will see the side through to the end of the present campaign.
After a bright spell in the autumn, Olle-Nicolle’s spell on the Cote d’Azur grew sour, with the club recording only one victory over the course of 15 matches since November. The final nail in his coffin proved to be a 3-2 home defeat against Nancy on Saturday, which saw Issiar Dia snatch a stoppage time winner for the Lorraine outfit.
Le Gym now find themselves only five points better off than Le Mans, who are the top side in the relegation zone. Nice travel to face MUC on Saturday evening in what promises to be a pivotal fixture in the Ligue 1 relegation battle.
Olle-Nicolle, meanwhile, was offered the chance to stay on at the club but refused. He is the third Ligue 1 coach to leave his job this term after Paulo Duarte was sacked from Le Mans and Alain Perrin jettisoned from Saint-Etienne.
'DON'e | Olle-Nicolle's reign at Nice is over