During the defeat of Lourde de Montpellier against OM (5-0), on October 20, Michel Der Zakarian was unceremoniously thanked by the boss of the MHSC, Laurent Nicollin. Before being fired, the French technician, not very talkative in the media, entered the columns of So(Site notre blog d’information). The occasion of « MDZ » retraces the child’s journey, and it also includes an anecdote about Aimé Jacquet and Louis Nicollin which caused a sensation.

In 1988, Michel Der Zakarian, 25 years old, left FC Nantes to return to Montpellier. After a 3-1 defeat at Lyon in 1990, the old defense faced a source of brutality « Loulou » Nicollin and fired the Montpellier coach of the Epoque,
Aimé Jacquetwithout taking any tweezers and in front of the locker room.

Aimé Jacquet says he is “like a mess”

“I was at the end of my contrast in Nantes. Last year, we did not have a good participatory match (21 matches of the champions), but we also have a desire on the part, and there is still a good part of the clubs which do not come forward. Loulou is a big, big personality, with an aura, a facade. As a player, I knew him to be excessive, in every sense, in affection, but also in anger. Volcanic. He moved us a lot. It was virulent, sometimes blessing “, Le Zakarian first remembered.

And to continue: “ I have memories of the defeat in Lyon, at City, 3-1, in February 90. Aimé Jacquet is the coach, and he also has a big recruitment, with Cantona and Paille, and on the other side. The suited president says, “So what’s wrong?” – I don’t know, president, I’m lost. – Get him fired. Like that, in front of everyone. We were all stunned. It’s a long silence… Aimé was a really good coach, he made us work well. He is a three-time French champion with Bordeaux and he has a reputation for being poor…”