Le Havre have moved to remove Didier Digard after a 5-1 defeat to Paris Saint Germain on 30 October 2026 left them bottom of Ligue 1 with 2 points from 9 matches. The club appointed Jaïr Karam as interim coach for the resumption of training on Monday 2 November, while wider changes are also under way above the dugout.
The collapse on the pitch
The latest defeat left Le Havre with no wins from their first 9 league games. They have drawn twice and lost seven, with 9 goals scored and 20 conceded. That goal difference tells the story better than any statement does, because the problem has not been a single bad night. It has been the whole start of the campaign.
Didier Digard had already tried to steady the mood after the PSG loss, saying: "I am not going to shoot them down. Indeed, we conceded on what we were not supposed to and we scored on what we were supposed to. So we have to hold on and that's all," as quoted by Foot Mercato. The club's response moved quickly after that.
The reset above the coach
Blue Crow Sports Group said Yacine Alaoui will fully assume his duties as General Manager, with all of the club's administrative and sporting activities under his supervision. The shareholder also said a new President-CEO will be appointed very soon, and that Digard had been notified of his precautionary suspension as part of an ongoing procedure pending future decisions.
There is some confusion over the exact timing of the change because early reports suggested a more immediate dismissal, but the later club wording is clearer on the process. What is not in doubt is that Le Havre are treating this as a wider reset, not just a change in the technical area.
Karam, the academy director, now has the first-team until training resumes on Monday 2 November. Le Havre have 2 points, 0 wins and 20 goals conceded, and the next job is to see whether the shake-up above the bench changes anything on the pitch.
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