Christophe Pélissier, former coach of AJ Auxerre, has spoken out after being sacked from the club. Despite leading the team to a surprise Ligue 1 survival, Pélissier was let go by the club's management. In an interview with L'Yonne Républicaine and L'Équipe, the 60-year-old coach expressed his disappointment at not being able to discuss his departure directly with the club's owner, James Zhou. "It happened quickly. We achieved an unexpected survival by winning at Lille and I learned from the club's executive president, Baptiste Malherbe, that the owner (James Zhou) did not want to continue with me three days after. The difficulty for me is that I never had an explanation from the owner. Malherbe defended my record to him. I would have liked to do it myself, but I never could. I asked for a video conference with him. We were supposed to do it, but it didn't happen. It's possible that I can talk to him this week, because I want to know the motivations for this dismissal," Pélissier explained. "When I have a choice to make, I listen to all parties. I heard that they said they had listened to all parties, yes, all parties, even the supporters, except me," he added. Pélissier has also spoken about his future, announcing that he wants to join a Ligue 1 club. "I will take a little time to rest and reflect, but I now have the ambition to have the best possible project. I would like to see if a project can be released in Ligue 1 with a bit more ambition. They say that I always play for survival, but it's because I have teams that are destined to play in this category. I think I have proven that I was capable of achieving my goal in Ligue 1, so I would like to prove it higher. When I see certain names circulating in more prestigious clubs, I think I have done as well, if not better than them. I would like to have a team with a bigger budget to perform with this team. I am convinced that I will get there. All the missions I have had in Ligue 1, I have achieved them."