Guardian - 22 January 2018, 16:48 (+ 2287 days 6 hours and 17 minutes) Eurofootball
Loyalty is rare in modern football but no one seems to have told erstwhile Bordeaux captain Jérémy ToulalanBy Adam White and Eric Devin for Get French Football NewsNo one was shocked when Bordeaux decided to sack Jocelyn Gourvennec this week after a run of two wins in 15 games. However, Jérémy Toulalan’s request to have his contract terminated and the club’s decision to appoint Gus Poyet as Gourvennec’s successor came as big surprises. What was a disastrous season for one of France’s grand old clubs has now ventured into the unknown.Disappointed and frustrated at his manager’s removal, Toulalan asked to “end his Bordeaux adventure,” as a club statement put it, five months before his contract was up. “I was not surprised by his request,” admitted club president Stéphane Martin. “When the results began to decline, he told me to tie his personal fate to that of Jocelyn.” Continue reading...