Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 41% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Crystal Palace
Aug 2026 – Oct 2026 · 10 matches
Most used
- A. Wharton834' · Elo 2,264
- C. Richards800' · Elo 2,290
- T. Mitchell787' · Elo 2,281
- D. Kamada752' · Elo 2,247
- Yeremy Pino693' · Elo 2,286
- J. Strand Larsen654' · Elo 2,172
- J. Canvot652' · Elo 2,208
- A. Khalaili637' · Elo 2,209
- W. Benítez630' · Elo 2,181
- Q. Timber596' · Elo 2,205
Lens
Aug 2025 – May 2026 · 37 matches
2.06 points per game in Ligue 1 (32 matches).
Lens with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.74 (107 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +71 above the league average under him, +87 under the others.
Most used
- M. Udol3,218' · Elo 2,198
- M. Sarr3,213' · Elo 2,238
- R. Risser3,168' · Elo 2,218
- A. Thomasson2,800' · Elo 2,136
- F. Thauvin2,521' · Elo 2,170
- M. Sangaré2,430' · Elo 2,255
- I. Ganiou2,289' · Elo 2,225
- W. Saïd2,148' · Elo 2,149
- S. Baidoo2,045' · Elo 2,207
- O. Édouard1,957' · Elo 2,134
Lyon
Dec 2023 – Jan 2025 · 56 matches
1.85 points per game in Ligue 1 (41 matches).
Lyon with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.65 (167 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +77 above the league average under him, +161 under the others.
Most used
- D. Ćaleta-Car3,819' · Elo 2,137
- Clinton Mata3,727' · Elo 2,129
- A. Lacazette3,699' · Elo 2,016
- C. Tolisso3,343' · Elo 2,186
- M. Caqueret3,306' · Elo 2,262
- A. Maitland-Niles3,238' · Elo 2,236
- N. Tagliafico3,125' · Elo 2,072
- N. Matić3,095' · Elo 1,967
- R. Cherki2,887' · Elo 2,671
- Lucas Perri2,706' · Elo 2,185
Players under Pierre Sage
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- R. Risser+586
in 35 matches · Lens
- I. Ganiou+573
in 26 matches · Lens
- J. O'Brien+451
in 26 matches · Lyon
- M. Udol+405
in 37 matches · Lens
- A. Bulatović+383
in 21 matches · Lens
Fell most
- S. Benrahma−50
in 37 matches · Lyon
- A. Wharton−46
in 10 matches · Crystal Palace
- D. Kamada−43
in 10 matches · Crystal Palace
- W. Zaha−40
in 6 matches · Lyon
- A. Bermont−36
in 11 matches · Lens
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−65C. Cásseres2060
in 7 matches · Toulouse
−59R. Nicolaisen2024
in 6 matches · Toulouse
−58A. Lafont2108
in 3 matches · Nantes
−57Mostafa Mohamed1756
in 6 matches · Nantes
−54G. Restes2068
in 6 matches · Toulouse
Nemeses
+108N. El Aynaoui2373
in 3 matches · Lens
+96L. Camara2274
in 3 matches · Monaco
+85D. Doué2565
in 3 matches · Paris Saint Germain
+83Beraldo2381
in 5 matches · Paris Saint Germain
+81M. Colin1598
in 3 matches · Metz
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −51
Carles Martínez2179
in 7 matches · Toulouse
- −46
Paulo Fonseca2253
in 4 matches · Lyon
- −27
Bruno Génésio2153
in 3 matches · Lille
- −25
Adi Hütter2151
in 4 matches · Monaco
- −22
D. Digard1888
in 3 matches · Le Havre
Nemesis coaches
- +40
Luis Enrique2523
in 5 matches · Paris Saint Germain
- +27
R. De Zerbi2276
in 3 matches · Marseille
- +11
E. Roy1934
in 3 matches · Stade Brestois 29
Playing style
How Pierre Sage'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 2 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.09style consistency across 2 clubs
More consistent than 41% 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.
Lyon56 matches
Lens37 matches