From playing Football Manager to the bench of a premier league team. Who is the current coach of Reims – Will Still?

The coach of the French team Reims has been on the bench since October last year and has not yet known the feeling of defeat in a competitive match. Will Still got into coaching by playing football simulator.

Football Manager is a very realistic football game where you have the opportunity to experience the role of a coach of any club and experience a virtual feeling of success.

Several world-class coaches make no secret of the fact that they use the game to create their tactics. It’s no wonder, because Football Manager is incredibly sophisticated and the scouting used by its creators is something that any big club in the world would be ashamed of.

From playing the game to the club bench

Still breaking down the stereotypes of French football. His Reims are one of the more attacking and active teams, basing their game on ball possession and not fearing any superior team

His career is really like a story from a video game. Will himself was never the best footballer. In 2001, he bought the FIFA Manager Premier League game, which, along with Football Manager, introduced him to the world of coaching, leading him to give up hope of being a footballer at the age of 17.

He set his sights on a coaching career. When he was in his twenties he started a coaching course in Preston and also worked at a local club working with young footballers.

With the help of perceptual game animation, he became a great video analyst. After years of building his name and his way up, a unique opportunity came along.

In 2021, he took up the role of assistant coach at Reims. However, the coach at the time, Oscar Garcia, was fired from the club and Will became the club’s interim coach.

The young coach impressed the management so much that they decided to make him the first team coach until at least the end of the current season. This is an interesting decision due to the fact that Still does not have the necessary license and so Reims are paying a fine of over 20,000 euros per game.

It’s the story of a boy who had a dream and with the help of a video game he is making his dream come true. He hasn’t known defeat since he came on the bench and in his last game even PSG didn’t look like his team.

Source: Twitter, Wikipedia