He then initially joined French club Reims as assistant manager becoming caretaker manager in October 2022. After an undefeated stretch of five games the job became full time. Remarkably he became the youngest football manager in Europe’s top five leagues aged 30, and his club were fined €25,000 for every game he managed as he didn’t have his full UEFA Pro License. Reims were happy to keep paying as the club completed a 19 match unbeaten run in all competitions, and went on set a new Ligue 1 record of 17 unbeaten league games. He also became only the second manager to achieve this in the 21st century within Europe’s top five leagues.
The following season wasn’t so great with Reims finishing eleventh and Still left the club by mutual consent.
He wasn’t long with out a club as French giants RC Lens appointed him in June 2024 on a three year contract and after eight league matches his club are currently fifth and unbeaten.
Still, a self confessed hammers fan, has always been open about his love for the club and his desire to manage the team he supports.
He has worked with his two brothers for much of his managerial career, with elder brother, Ed Still (33) and Niclas Still (27) joining him as his assistant managers at RC Lens.
One of the most important aspects of Stills football philosophy is the high press, pulling defences apart and creating wide overloads.
He will also mix it up from tiki-taka to direct passing. He generally sticks to a 4-2-3-1 formation yet is not afraid to change to 4-1-2-3 for some games.
