French journalist Julien Laurens is based in London, and works for both BT Sport and Le Parisien.
This is what Laurens has said about Remi Garde:.
“If Newcastle bring in Garde, they can expect a similar approach to Wenger,” “Garde is an Arsene Wenger disciple, absolutely.”
“They have the same approach and the same philosophy and Garde was the first signing that Wenger made when he came to Arsenal, which tells you everything about how much trust there was between the two men.”
“Lyon played quite nice football under Garde,” “It’s all about pass and move, it’s quick and attractive to watch and it was quite effective too.”
“He usually played with one up front, and I would say that the formation that most Lyon fans would associate him with is 4-2-3-1. He also played 4-3-3 though.”
“Garde is open-minded. I think if he comes in and sees that Newcastle have two good strikers then he’ll play with two up front.” “It is a big job – maybe too big at this stage in his career,”
“Lyon are owned by Jean-Michel Aulas who is no shrinking violet. He is in the dressing room before games, and he has a very high-profile adviser in Bernard Lacombe,”
“They are involved in everything but he was strong. He knew how to work with it. Mike Ashley would not be a problem for him.”
