After slamming ex-Benfica man, Nantes chief clears up row: I have no... | OneFootball

Waldemar Kita, president of Nantes, has been in the spotlight after making harsh criticism of Luís Castro, former coach of Benfica’s B team — who has a new fantastic quartet —, saying he regretted having hired the coach at the start of the season from USL Dunkerque, in France’s second division.

"I should have paid more attention. This coach is going to relegate two clubs in the same year. I should never have hired this inexperienced coach. I’ve said it and repeated it. We had never hired a coach coming from Ligue 2. He is a youth coach; he cannot succeed. Today everyone tells me I’m right. Right after the friendlies, I was already saying he needed to be kicked out of there," he said in an interview with Eurosport France.

Now, this Monday, Waldemar Kita clarified that some of his words were "subject to interpretations that do not correspond" to his "thinking" and that he never intended to "damage the image" of Luís Castro. In addition, the 72-year-old Polish executive wished luck to the "prestigious Levante", the club now managed by the former Benfica coach and currently fighting to stay in LaLiga.

"Following the publication of a recent interview, some of my statements were subject to interpretations that do not correspond to my thinking. I want to make it clear: I have no animosity whatsoever towards Luís Castro," he stressed.

"The sporting difficulties of this season are collective and involve the entire club, starting with myself as president. As a football man, I hope the prestigious Levante finishes the championship successfully," it reads.

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