| Claude Anelka: "Mon rêve ? Créer un Clairefontaine aux Etats-Unis" |
| Écrit par Loïc Moreau |
| Lundi, 20 Décembre 2010 12:33 |
 Coach de Saint-Louis (D2 américaine) de janvier à juin dernier, Claude Anelka raconte à MLS News.fr son aventure aux Etats-Unis. Il évoque aussi la MLS et son frère, Nicolas, "intéressé" par les Etats-Unis.Claude, racontez-nous comment vous avez atterri à Saint-Louis ? J’avais rencontré les propriétaires. A la base, je devais être directeur sportif. Mais il s’est avéré que les coachs qu’on voulait n’étaient pas disponibles. On a alors décidé que le mieux était que je prenne le poste. J’ai fait venir Francisco Filho (ex-joueur de Divison 1 et ancien formateur à l’INF Clairefontaine et Manchester United, ndlr). Je ne pouvais pas ramener mieux au niveau de la formation. On était parti sur cinq ans, afin de commencer à former de jeunes Américains et étrangers. Mais, dès le début, ça n’a pas fonctionné avec l’exécutif du club. Ce qu’on devait faire n’a pas été suivi. Je n’ai pas pu faire ce que je souhaitais. Je n’ai pas pu choisir mon adjoint. On voulait m’obliger à en prendre un, on m’a obligé à prendre des joueurs. J’ai du faire de la politique et ça a été très difficile. A quel moment avez-vous senti qu’on vous mettait des bâtons dans les roues ? Dès le mois de janvier. On nous a bien leurré. Comme toute franchise qui débute, on a eu une première année difficile. On le savait. Mais on n’a pas pu faire ce qu’on devait. On a subi la pression de certains exécutifs. Les propriétaires ont perdu de l’argent. Ça a affaibli le club. On a arrêté les filles. Francisco a dû arrêter dès le mois d’avril parce qu’ils ne pouvaient pas payer son salaire. Je me suis donc retrouvé seul. On a enchaîné trois victoires d’affilée et puis... Les personnes contre lesquelles on se battait depuis le départ se sont fait une joie de m’évincer. Il paraît que vous avez été viré pour des raisons financières... On m’a laissé partir pour alléger la masse salariale, c’est vrai. Mais ça n’était pas la raison principale. Quand c’est la merde au départ, c’est la merde à la fin. Et d’ailleurs, il y a des chances pour que Saint-Louis ne reprenne pas l’année prochaine. Ils ne sont nulle part, ni en USL Pro, ni en NASL... Ils n’ont pas d’argent. Ils ne vont pas revenir dans le circuit. Vos dirigeants vous ont-ils reproché votre manque d’expérience en tant qu’entraîneur ? Non, pas du tout. J’avais Francisco avec moi. Il aurait pu être le coach, mais sa famille ne voulait pas qu’il soit là en permanence. Mais il était tout de même présent deux à trois semaines par mois. A partir du moment où on t’impose des choix et que tu ne les acceptes pas... Vous avez été licencié au bout de six mois. Regrettez-vous cette courte expérience à Saint-Louis ? Ah non ! Ce que j’ai appris avec Francisco, c’est extraordinaire. On voulait faire quelque chose dans le style de Clairefontaine. Eduquer, entraîner des joueurs américains et étrangers. Le problème aux Etats-Unis, c’est que chacun n’est pas à sa place. Tout le monde veut savoir ce qu'il se passe. Mais chacun son job ! Pourtant, il y a du potentiel aux Etats-Unis. J’ai vu de bons joueurs à Saint-Louis. S’ils avaient été suivis dès 12-13 ans, ils auraient été de super joueurs. Et puis les parents refusent d’envoyer leurs enfants faire du foot aux dépens de leurs études. "Nicolas est intéressé par la MLS" Etes-vous désireux de retourner entraîner un jour aux Etats-Unis ? J’aimerais bien. Mais bon, disons que j’ai un nom, qui peut être positif ou négatif, ça dépend. J’espérais que l’aventure à Saint-Louis puisse déboucher sur quelque chose aux Etats-Unis. Il y a un créneau là-bas, même si le système n’est pas bien fait pour que les joueurs soient formés pour être professionnels. La plupart des joueurs qui sont venus chez nous viennent plus ou moins du College (équivalent de l'Université en France, ndlr). Au College, tu as quatre mois de football dans l’année. Alors qu’en vétéran, tu en as neuf (rires). Tu as un manque de tout. Ils ne sont pas éduqués, programmés pour être pros. Par exemple, quand on perdait, Francisco a commencé à gueuler de plus en plus fort. Et bien certains joueurs sont allés se plaindre à la direction. Je n’ai jamais vu ça de ma vie. Mais ces joueurs étaient ceux qui avaient été pris par la direction et ils se sont sentis au-dessus des autres. Car quand tu es pris par le président et par le coach, ce n’est pas pareil. Avez-vous eu des contacts aux Etats-Unis après cette difficile expérience ? Non (rires). Comment veux-tu que j’ai des contacts après cela ? Moi j’espérais beaucoup, mais avec ce qu’il s’est passé, je n’aurais plus jamais de contacts là-bas. Ça m’a tué. Je ne vais pas mourir, hein (rires). Mais aux Etats-Unis, je sais très bien que je ne vais plus entraîner. Tout se joue sur les apparences. Ceux de l’extérieur ne peuvent pas comprendre ce qui s’est passé. Et ce n’est pas leur problème. On a même été boycottés par la presse. On voulait parler mais ils nous ont boycotté. Quel est le niveau de la NASL ? Je m’attendais à un super niveau. Notamment face à des équipes qui avaient cinq à six années de Ligue. Sincèrement, j’ai été déçu. Le niveau était équivalent à une bonne DH. Et encore. Ça dépend des équipes. Mais c’est le système qu’il faut changer. Tu arrives en High School à 15-16 ans et après, tu fais le College. Tu sors de là à 23-24 ans. Et après, t’es mort. J’ai coaché les moins de 12 et moins de 13 ans dans une Academy à Miami entre 2005 et 2007. Et le problème, ce sont les coachs. Il y en a qui viennent du football américain, du baseball... C’est pourtant la base. Si tu arrives à changer ça en inculquant les fondamentaux aux jeunes, c’est bon. Et ce ne sont pas des Academies comme IMG (Academy multi-sports basée en Floride, ndlr) qui vont arranger le problème. Là-bas, des gamins payent 50.000 dollars par année pour jouer au football. Mais qui réussi dans le foot ? Les riches ou les pauvres ? Ceux qui n’ont pas de moyens, ceux de la banlieue. Ceux-là ne peuvent pas se payer ces Academies. Ceux qui y vont ont de l’argent, mais pas forcément le talent. Tout tourne autour de l’argent. On ne fait pas les bons choix. Mon rêve, ce serait de créer une Academy de football. Un Clairefontaine aux Etats-Unis. T’as un bon coach avec la bonne philosophie, tu n’as aucun problème. Il n’y a pas de secret. Le coach fait évoluer le joueur. Que pensez-vous de l’évolution de la MLS ? Elle a fait beaucoup de progrès. Et elle va continuer à en faire. Elle est très riche. 40 millions de dollars pour une franchise, c’est très fort (rires). S’ils veulent franchir un cap, il faut qu’ils puissent attirer davantage d’étrangers. C’est par là que ça va passer. Il y a tellement de sports aux Etats-Unis... Les jeunes ont besoin de s’identifier à un sportif. En général, ils vont s’identifier à un joueur de basket ou de foot américain. Pas à un footballeur. Car quand un grand joueur étranger arrive en MLS, il a déjà une trentaine d’années. Il y a un problème d’identification. S’il y avait un Messi qui arrivait à 22-23 ans, ça aiderait beaucoup le football aux Etats-Unis. Pour que le niveau progresse, il faut qu’il y ait davantage de bons étrangers. Verra-t-on un jour Nicolas Anelka franchir l’Atlantique comme Thierry Henry ? Peut-être. Je suis sérieux. Nicolas a dit "quand mon contrat sera terminé, qu’est-ce que je vais faire ?" Les Etats-Unis, ça l’intéresse. Il me l’a dit. Il y a de plus en plus de joueurs qui ont envie d’aller jouer là-bas. Les Etats-Unis, ça représente quelque chose. Ça fait rêver. On se dit "je vais tenter, même si je gagne moins d’argent qu’au Qatar par exemple". Le problème, c’est que les Américains ne connaissent pas le marché européen. Si le coach ne connait pas le marché européen, c’est plus difficile de faire venir des joueurs aux Etats-Unis. A lire aussi: |
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