Denoueix, le jeu avant le je

Guy Roux settles into a chair for another interview, but the film quickly pivots to the man who embodied his philosophical opposite: Guy Denoueix. This 2026 documentary delves beyond the career of the legendary French football manager to explore the core of his method: 'the game before the self'. Through archival footage of his tenures at Nantes and Rennes, and interviews with former players, the film reveals how a modest tactician built teams where collective intelligence surpassed the sum of individual talents. It's a journey into the heart of football philosophy, where discipline and creativity merge, and victory is a product of system over star ego.