The rumor had been circulating for several days in the “mundillo” of Landes basketball. The announcement was confirmed by the main interested party, contacted by telephone this Thursday: Christian Ortega will no longer be the coach of Stade Montois next season. “It’s really a stab in the back,” growls the Tarbais.
A cold shower for the one who took over the reins of the team in the 2023 offseason, to maintain it…
The rumor had been circulating for several days in the “mundillo” of Landes basketball. The announcement was confirmed by the main interested party, contacted by telephone this Thursday: Christian Ortega will no longer be the coach of Stade Montois next season. “It’s really a stab in the back,” growls the Tarbais.
A cold shower for the man who took over the reins of the team in the 2023 off-season, only to maintain it ten months later with an honorable 4th place. “There are situations that we accept, others not because it is completely incorrect, especially when we know the conditions when I took over the club. » Stade Montois was then relegated from Nationale 2 at the end of a catastrophic exercise, marked by only one success in 26 days.
The adopted Tarbais and Landais does not hide his “frustration” and his “disappointment”: “It was agreed that I stay at Stade Montois. With my president (Thomas Félix, Editor’s note), we started recruiting and even met a future player for next season. There are a lot of things that I hold in my throat. » He learned the “unpleasant” news about ten days ago, while learning the name of his successor. According to our information, this is the current ASCH coach, Éric Billy Diwongui.
“The delicate choice” by Félix
“My president’s best friend,” says the former French international (8 caps). Some at the club tell me it’s cronyism. I’ll end up believing it. I cleaned up all the shit (sic), and now that I’ve cleaned it all up, it’s time for someone else! I admit that I have a lot of trouble digesting it. » However, the 1986 and 1987 French champion with Élan Béarnais continues to orchestrate the training of the prefecture club. “The season will end on Thursday, May 9, with a tournament organized by the Labenne club,” explains the former coach of Gamarde (2001-2007) and Hagetmau-Doazit Chalosse (from 2014 to 2016). “I don’t want to end with a mishap like this. So I’m going to try to find a club, take on a new challenge and start fresh. »
Asked by “Sud Ouest”, Mons president Thomas Félix wanted to react to the words of his future ex-coach: “I know Eric very well, but I am no closer to him than to Christian, who trained me at Gamarde (from 2004 to 2007, Editor’s note), whom I really like and who is an honest person. I explained to him my reasons, which do not relate to sporting misconduct, but he did not want to hear them. It was planned that we would continue with Christian, but when discussing with Éric the possibility of recruiting a player from the ASCH, I told myself that I could not miss out on him. He wanted to be a long-term player, has a keen eye, and is also close to certain partners. For all these reasons, I had a delicate choice to make. I respect Christian a lot, but I had to put my feelings aside. I understand his disappointment, and I remain convinced that this decision is taken in the interest of the club. »
The transfer window for Landes coaches
Among the National clubs, changes are announced on the Landes benches: Rémy Conderanne, coach of Réal Chalossais, will replace the future Montois Eric Billy-Diwongui on the ASCH bench, according to our information. Jean-Baptiste Oyhanondo, current assistant at Dax-Gamarde and coach of the CTC Grand Dax women’s team, will take over from Sébastien Juncaa on the bench of the Adour Dax men’s team, which should change of name to become Grand Dax Landes Basket next season.
2024-05-02 16:27:15
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