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Winless Le Havre hires Valérien Ismaël to lead survival bid
The former Blackburn manager takes over a team with two points from its first 10 Ligue 1 matches.
Le Havre hired Valérien Ismaël as coach Thursday through the end of the season, giving the former Blackburn Rovers manager a team with two points from 10 Ligue 1 matches.
Ismaël, 51, takes over after the club dismissed Didier Digard at the end of October. Interim coach Jaïr Karam was in charge Sunday when Le Havre lost 2-0 to Lorient, its sixth straight league defeat. Ismaël’s first match is Nov. 20 at Troyes, which has eight points and sits one place above last-place Le Havre.
