Jim Ratcliffe has returned to Nice ? and they are struggling again

A pattern familiar to Manchester United fans is emerging at Nice: every time the owners intervene results start to tank
By Get French Football News
What if correlation did imply causation? The ?best season? of Ineos?s ownership of Nice correlated with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and co being forcibly distanced from the club due to Uefa regulations. ?They have been so much better without our interference,? admitted Ratcliffe last season, as Niceachieved their highest league finish since 2017. With Nice and Manchester United no longer competing in the same European competition, Ineos regained operational control of the French club at the start of the summer and have only corroborated Ratcliffe?s previous assertion.
Already out of the Champions League at the first hurdle having been outplayed by Benfica in the qualifiers at the start of August, Nice have lost three of their first six games in Ligue 1 as well as losing their Europa League opener against Roma last Wednesday. ?We can?t say that we?re swimming in joy and confidence,? said the club?s manager, Franck Haise, before their 1-1 draw against newly promoted Paris FC on Sunday.
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