Until he was relieved of his club responsibilities in December Paulo Duarte was doing a 'Hiddink' and combining managing Burkina Faso and Le Mans. Guus Hiddink performed both roles with Russia and Chelsea last season but for Le Mans the arrangement proved untenable and Duarte became the first coach in the French first division to be sacked this season. When Le Mans president Henri Legarda requested that Duarte give up his other job to help get the French club off the foot of the table, the Portuguese said: 'President, I've given my word to Burkina Faso, I will not be back until the end of January.' Legarda said there was no choice but to sack Duarte: 'I told him I respected he wanted to honour that promise, but that I need someone to be 100 percent at this club.' Legarda added: 'I will miss Paulo Duarte, because in spite of the results we've had our club was going in the right direction under him.' The 40-year-old Portuguese manager is a former midfielder who was hired by Burkina Faso in 2007. 