On February 6, Prince Albert of Monaco expressed his disappointment with a rant on Europe 1. The sovereign would have liked to keep Niko Kovac as coach of AS Monaco.
On Saturday, February 5, 2022, theAS Monaco prevails over theOlympique Lyonnais with a score of 2 goals to nil. The club has as coach the 47-year-old former Belgian international footballer, Philippe Clément. The new coach has signed with the Monegasque club a contract for three seasons. He succeeds Niko Kovac since January 3. The former Croatian footballer was thanked by the club on new year’s day. The prince Albert of Monaco, sports enthusiast, did not appreciate this decision at all. The husband of Charles of Monaco, 44, considers the dismissal of Niko Kovac to be “a hasty decision“.
Prince Albert II of Monaco, 63, is in Beijing for the twenty-fourth opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games. Albert of Monaco, former member of the Monegasque Bobsleigh teamexpresses his opinion about the replacement of the former coach of theAS Monaco during an interview on European 1, Sunday, February 6. Charlene de Monaco’s husband spoke and made his disappointment clear. “I hope I’m wrong, but I think it was a bit too hasty a decision.“, said the father of Gabriella de Monaco and Jacques de Monaco, 8 years old.I was shown by several arguments, that it was time to change. Because we were not in the objectives we had set at the start of the season“, continued Prince Albert of Monaco.
Prince Albert II of Monaco wanted to keep the coach until the end of the season
The dad of Jacques and Gabriella of Monaco, 7, considers that it was not necessary to take stock in the middle of the season. “Normally, we take stock towards the end of the season and not in the middle“, underlined Prince Albert II of Monaco. The 63-year-old Monegasque sovereign has nothing against the new coach of theAS Monaco. Charlene of Monaco’s husband describes Philippe Clément as “a very good coach, someone quite charming and with very good results in the teams he has already coached“. However, Albert II of Monaco would have liked see the Croatian coach on the team bench at least until the end of the season. “I might have left Niko Kovac for a few more months, probably until the end of the season“said the Prince of Monaco.
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On Saturday February 5, 2022, AS Monaco won over Olympique Lyonnais with a score of 2 goals to nil.
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The club is coached by 47-year-old former international footballer Philippe Clément.
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The new coach has signed a contract with the Monegasque club for three seasons.
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He succeeds Niko Kovac since January 3. The former Croatian footballer was fired by the club on New Year’s Day.
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Prince Albert of Monaco, a sports enthusiast, did not appreciate this decision at all.
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He judges the dismissal of Niko Kovac as being “a little too hasty a decision”.
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Prince Albert, 63, is in Beijing for the twenty-fourth opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
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He shared his opinion on the replacement of the former AS Monaco coach during an interview on Europe 1 on Sunday February 6.
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Charlene de Monaco’s husband spoke and made his disappointment clear.
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“I hope I’m wrong, but I think it was a bit too hasty a decision,” he said.
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“I was shown by several arguments that it was time to change.
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Because we were not in the objectives that we had set at the start of the season”, he continued.
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Prince Albert II wanted to keep the coach until the end of the season.
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The father of Jacques and Gabriella of Monaco, 7 years old, considers that it was not necessary to take stock in the middle of the season.
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Prince Albert II of Monaco
“Normally, we take stock towards the end of the season and not in the middle,” he said.
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The Monegasque sovereign has nothing against the new coach of AS Monaco.
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He describes Philippe Clément as being “a very good coach, a very charming person and with very good results in the teams he has already coached”.
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However, he would have liked to see the Croatian coach on the team’s bench at least until the end of the season.
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“I might have left Niko Kovac for a few more months, probably until the end of the season,” he said.