Olympique Marseille fires coach just before clash with Ajax, assistant coaches in Europa League | Ajax

Spanish coach Marcelino (58) came to his decision after threats from supporters’ associations to the management of Olympique Marseille. Last Monday, representatives of the supporters’ associations demanded the departure of the management team. If that did not happen, they threatened a “war”.

Marcelino has only been at the helm in Marseille since June. He remained undefeated in the first five league games (two wins, three draws), but there was a lot of criticism of the game. The team was also eliminated in the third qualifying round of the Champions League.

Frenchman Jacques Abardonado is the interim coach of Olympique Marseille. The 45-year-old former player of the club will in any case be on the sideline in the Europa League match with Ajax on Thursday. Abardonado was Marcelino’s assistant. Abardonado played for his hometown club from 1998 to 2001.