{"id":319420,"date":"2025-10-15T09:32:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/?p=319420"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:32:31","slug":"sebastien-pocognoli-as-monaco-a-great-french-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2025\/10\/sebastien-pocognoli-as-monaco-a-great-french-club\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e9bastien Pocognoli: \u2018AS Monaco, a great French club\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AS Monaco presented its new coach, S\u00e9bastien Pocognoli, to the media at the La Turbie Performance Center, in the presence of the club’s General Manager, Thiago Scuro.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holding his first training session before facing the press, Pocognoli spent over 30 minutes discussing his project at the Principality side and offered some behind-the-scenes insight into his arrival from Union Saint-Gilloise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rapid appointment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“Everything happened quite quickly. I arrived in the Principality a few days ago to speed up the acclimatisation process with the team, the venue, the city and the staff members I was able to meet during their days off,” said Pocognoli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also spoke on the reasons that led him to leave the Brussels outfit during the season, stating: “The sporting project attracted me. The fact that Monaco is interested in a young coach pleases me. I think the approach is daring. The fact that a big French club could be attracted by a young coach in Belgium who is doing good things also gives me a lot of confidence.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impose style of play and personality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After winning the Belgian championship last campaign, Pocognoli, who became the seventh-youngest coach at ASM since Didier Deschamps, notably caught the eye of the club’s management with his footballing philosophy. “The type of football he plays, with intensity and an attacking style – these elements of his approach to football and team development made the decision easy to make,” explained Scuro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the former defender didn’t want to elaborate on what his predecessor achieved, he hopes to share his ideas in order to create a more positive dynamic. “I’m going to try to bring my personality and my style of play to the pitch and also to coach these young players, to take the leaders of the group with me and to try to bring a fun football style that will certainly highlight all the qualities of the squad.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AS Monaco confirm S\u00e9bastien Pocognoli as coach – A bold thinker to lead a new era<\/a><\/blockquote>