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Nice have denied making an approach to bring Mauricio Pochettino to the club, with Lucien Favre's side winning just twice in eight games.
Club president Jean-Pierre Rivere has publicly affirmed that Les Aiglons did not make contact with the former Tottenham boss over a managerial position at the Ligue 1 strugglers, claiming he has full faith in Favre's abilities.
Nice sit in 13th place in Ligue 1, having picked up only eight points from six games, including two wins, two draws and four losses at the start of the campaign.
Nice have publicly ruled out having ever approached Mauricio Pochettino to become manager
Rivere said: 'We aren’t going to change manager after just eight games. This isn’t the solution either on a sporting or human level.
'We had a long meeting with him yesterday and Lucien left very happy, he was happy that we support him.
'The rumours were unfounded. No one at the club contact, nor called
