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“Reims” in a challenging “Ligue 1” season is already recording a series of 14 unbeaten matches. One of the reasons for this successful series is the team's head coach William Still.
On October 13, 2022, William Still, a unique personality in the football world, took over the reins of the “Reims” team.
Born into a British family, but in Belgium, 30-year-old W. Still formed the basics of his football training while playing “Football Manager” game. In that country, he attended a French school, and later learned Dutch while playing for Belgian children's teams.
In 2011, W. Still began his coaching career at “Preston North End” in a U-14 team as an assistant coach. However, this stage lasted only a year, and then the Belgian withdrew from this work until 2017.
Reims boss Will Still to Folarin Balogun: “Your French is absolutely shocking, absolutely terrible.” pic.twitter.com/MNoVqzljjX
— Get French Football News (@GFFN) January 30, 2023
“Reims” head coach William Still for some time did not hold the proper licenses to coach high-level teams. To this day, he still does not have a UEFA Pro coaching license - for this, “Reims” pays a hefty sum.
For not having a UEFA Pro coaching license, “Reims” has to pay 25,000 euros each time. However, the achievements of the coach and the team allow you to look at this amount with a different perspective. In this season, the situation in “Ligue 1” is complex, as the format will change next season, as a result of which even 4 clubs will drop to the second division, but the “red and whites” continue to successfully avoid this fate.
“Reims” head coach William Still is currently the youngest coach in the top 5 leagues. Every football fan should pay attention to this specialist, as he is a potential new football sensation.
This is Will Still, the manager of Ligue 1 club Reims.
— Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) January 30, 2023
He got into coaching because of his love for Football Manager, and he’s 12 matches unbeaten.
His side are fined £22,000 for every game he manages because he’s still studying his UEFA Pro License! 😮pic.twitter.com/fTmnj3mMDu
