Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 33% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
PAU
Aug 2023 – Jan 2026 · 98 matches
1.33 points per game in Ligue 2 (93 matches).
PAU with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.24 (136 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −36 below the league average under him, −61 under the others.
Most used
- J. Ruiz6,890' · Elo 1,709
- B. Kamara5,850' · Elo 1,716
- S. Beusnard5,461' · Elo 1,558
- K. Boutaïb4,410' · Elo 1,373
- T. Koudou3,851' · Elo 1,761
- K. Ahoussou3,579' · Elo 1,775
- X. Kouassi3,233' · Elo 1,409
- J. Gaspar3,074' · Elo 1,537
- M. Sylla3,069' · Elo 1,919
- O. Kanté3,020' · Elo 1,371
Nimes
Jan 2022 – Nov 2022 · 35 matches
1.21 points per game in Ligue 2 (34 matches).
Nimes with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.05 (42 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −16 below the league average under him, −9 under the others.
Most used
- L. Fomba2,711' · Elo 1,742
- K. Guessoum2,101' · Elo 1,384
- M. Koné1,997' · Elo 1,338
- N. Eliasson1,535' · Elo 1,926
- P. Burner1,523' · Elo 1,418
- S. Sadzoute1,486' · Elo 1,354
- Y. Benrahou1,361' · Elo 1,598
- P. Kristian Bråtveit1,260' · Elo 1,500
- G. Paquiez1,255' · Elo 1,644
- P. Martínez1,232' · Elo 1,487
Chateauroux
Nov 2018 – Dec 2020 · 67 matches
1.16 points per game in Ligue 2 (62 matches).
Chateauroux with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.18 (78 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −52 below the league average under him, −48 under the others.
Most used
- J. M'Boné5,936' · Elo 1,281
- Opa Sanganté4,515' · Elo 1,681
- C. Alhadhur4,129' · Elo 1,325
- C. Operi3,301' · Elo 1,990
- I. Chouaref3,190' · Elo 1,963
- R. Grange3,175' · Elo 1,231
- R. Pillot3,118' · Elo 1,277
- S. Condé3,019' · Elo 1,349
- R. Mulumba2,890' · Elo 1,704
- J. Fabri2,462' · Elo 1,380
Players under Nicolas Usaï
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- J. Kalulu+716
in 43 matches · PAU
- A. Mille+564
in 35 matches · PAU
- K. Ahoussou+498
in 48 matches · PAU
- I. Mohamed+346
in 29 matches · PAU
- R. Labonne+325
in 15 matches · Nimes
Fell most
- G. Sunu−131
in 19 matches · Chateauroux
- J. Cordoval−125
in 23 matches · Chateauroux
- J. Gaspar−124
in 43 matches · PAU
- M. Sylla−102
in 37 matches · PAU
- Y. Benrahou−90
in 21 matches · Nimes
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−72C. Michelin1715
in 3 matches · Bordeaux
−59A. Gonçalves768
in 7 matches · Laval
−53Anthony Weber1288
in 3 matches · Caen
−52J. Placide1500
in 4 matches · Bastia
−46J. Célestine1652
in 3 matches · Concarneau
Nemeses
+142A. Larose1760
in 4 matches · Annecy
+132Q. Daubin1602
in 5 matches · Caen
+124L. Mafouta1616
in 6 matches · Guingamp
+123E. Bardeli1786
in 6 matches · Dunkerque
+120A. Abdi1775
in 6 matches · Caen
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −57
David Guion1639
in 5 matches · Clermont Foot
- −38
Pascal Dupraz1621
in 3 matches · Caen
- −26
S. Le Mignan1751
in 4 matches · Metz
- −25
Thierry Laurey1557
in 3 matches · Martigues
- −19
Vincent Hognon1655
in 4 matches · Grenoble
Nemesis coaches
- +99
Albert Sánchez1766
in 3 matches · Dunkerque
- +90
Stéphane Dumont1801
in 6 matches · Estac Troyes
- +81
Omar Daf1632
in 10 matches · Amiens
- +68
in 3 matches · Quevilly
- +61
Pascal Plancque1485
in 4 matches · Niort
Playing style
How Nicolas Usaï's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 3 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.01style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 33% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
PAU94 matches
Chateauroux62 matches
Nimes34 matches