Pascal Plancque Added To Claude Puel’s Management Staff

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Pascal Plancque Added To Claude Puel’s Management Staff

During his first press conference as Leicester City manager, Claude Puel confirmed that Pascal Plancque will join the Club as Assistant Manager alongside Michael Appleton.

2017-10-27T13:30:00.000Z

by Richard Mellor

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27 Oct, 2017

Pascal Plancque Added To Claude Puel’s Management Staff

During his first press conference as Leicester City manager, Claude Puel confirmed that Pascal Plancque will join the Club as Assistant Manager alongside Michael Appleton.

Richard Mellor

2017-10-27T13:30:00.000Z

Pascal Plancque Added To Claude Puel’s Management Staff

During his first press conference as Leicester City manager, Claude Puel confirmed that Pascal Plancque will join the Club as Assistant Manager alongside Michael Appleton.

Richard Mellor

2017-10-27T13:30:00.000Z

Pascal Plancque Added To Claude Puel’s Management Staff

During his first press conference as Leicester City manager, Claude Puel confirmed that Pascal Plancque will join the Club as Assistant Manager alongside Michael Appleton.

Richard Mellor

2017-10-27T13:30:00.000Z

Pascal Plancque Added To Claude Puel’s Management Staff

During his first press conference as Leicester City manager, Claude Puel confirmed that Pascal Plancque will join the Club as Assistant Manager alongside Michael Appleton.

Richard Mellor

2017-10-27T13:30:00.000Z

- Claude Puel confirms Pascal Plancque as Assistant Manager alongside Michael Appleton at Leicester City- Plancque has previously worked with Puel at Southampton- The 54-year-old enjoyed a lengthy playing career in France

Following a 15-year playing career as a midfielder for French outfits Lille, Auxerre, Laval and Pau, Plancque took on his first coaching role in 1995 and has since gone on to manage at four teams – Arin Luzien, Pau, Lille B and Boulogne.

The 54-year-old Frenchman was also part of Puel’s coaching staff at Southampton during the 2016/17 season.

Puel told the media on Friday: “It is important to have a trainer (Michael Appleton) with the players who can help me have a relationship with the players.

"It is very, very important to prepare and make decisions. I speak about Appleton and Pascal will come in as assistant manager. He brings the same things as Michael.

"He is a good person, like Michael, and a good trainer also.”

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