Was already an issue before Marcelino
Olympique Marseille, plagued by unrest, is currently without a head coach. Because the coaching team around head coach Marcelino, who only took over at the beginning of the season, felt unable to continue the task due to hostility from fan circles, a successor solution is needed. How “RMC Sport” and “L’EquipeAccording to reports, the club’s management approached Christophe Galtier to talk about a commitment. We are looking for a trainer who does not need a long adjustment period.
According to reports, the 57-year-old was already an issue in the summer – but the matter did not become concrete at that time because Galtier had not yet been able to reach a financial agreement with his current employer, Paris Saint-Germain. The coach was on the verge of leaving PSG for a long time, but the separation was only announced on July 5th. In addition, his family advised him to take a break after the exhausting last few months in Paris. Now Galtier’s personality at OM seems relevant again.
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However, it is said that he wants to know whether the fans are well disposed towards him. Which has to do with his move to arch-rival PSG in 2022 and the still unresolved racism affair surrounding him. It has been reported that Galtier wants to avoid a hostile climate at all costs. Advantageous: The coach knows his way around Olympique Marseille, was an assistant there between December 1999 and June 2011 and also played most of the games during his active career for the same club.
Marcelino only took over at the end of June after Igor Tudor’s resignation. Responsible for the abandonment were hostility from fan circles, who met the sporting leadership in a meeting as a result of the disappointing start to the season. Pablo Longoria recently announced that he would remain president of Olympique Marseille. The 37-year-old had previously taken a temporary break for a few days, as had sports director Javier Ribalta, finance director Stéphane Tessier and youth director Pedro Iriondo. Most recently, the previous assistant coach Jacques Abardonado was on the sidelines on an interim basis at OM.
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