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L'ancien taulier du team Tunisie opte pour une expérience aux USA. 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Radhi Jaïdi, en poste chez les U 23 ans de Southampton,va tenter une expérience aux Etats-Unis, du côté du club américain d'Hartford Athletic. Un contrat d'une année a été proposé au technicien tunisien et ex-tour de contrôle de Bolton et de l'EST. Ce projet sportif entre dans le cadre d'un jumelage entre Hartford Athletic et Southampton Academy. Des prêts de joueurs sont aussi envisagés dans le cadre de ce partenariat. « Je suis impatient de vivre des sensations fortes à Hartford. La réputation des fans de ce club dépasse les frontières. L'ambiance du Dillon Stadium est magique. Merci pour cette opportunité. Je ferais tout pour saisir ma chance ». C'est en ces termes que Jaïdi s'est exprimé en marge de son intronisation. « Jaïdi répond aux critères » Fondé en 2018, Hartford vient à peine de rejoindre l'USL Championship (United State League), la D2 américaine. Le club occupe la 17e place du classement de la conférence Est, dans une ligue qui compte 36 équipes, réparties en deux conférences (Est et Ouest). Pour revenir à la nomination de Jaïdi, le président de Hartford ne tarit pas d'éloges sur l'ex-international tunisien: « Nous avons un projet ambitieux. Celui de mettre sur pied une équipe compétitive. Jaïdi répond aux critères. C'est un leader et un meneur d'hommes », a affirmé Bruno Mandell, président de Hartford. Pour Radhi Jaïdi, veiller sur les destinées d'un club américain est en soi une grande marque de confiance. Son statut et sa légende même plaident en sa faveur. Arrivé à Southampton en tant que joueur de 2009 à 2012, il a par la suite été intronisé directeur sportif, avant de rejoindre en 2015 l'équipe des U 23 ans en tant qu'entraîneur assistant de Martin Hunter, puis en tant que head coach. Il a fait du chemin, notre Jaïdi national. Bon vent !
