Marcelino reviewed his frustrated signing for Sevilla in an interview with Marca
The coach is waiting for offers after his departure from Olympique de Marseille
Marcelino García Toral I speak of his departure from Olympique de Marseille and his ‘non-signing’ for the Sevilla club. The Asturian is without a team after he stopped being coach of the French team after only seven games and acknowledged having been an option for Pepe Castro: “There was a conversation with Sevilla, which is a great club, but the necessary conditions for this new project were not met. It was for one season and the other time, when I was there, I saw that lasting projects are those that have a reality “.
One year contract
Marcelino was one of the options that the Sevilla board was considering to relieve Mendilibar. The club offered him an initial proposal, but they opted for the Uruguayan Diego Alonso. The Asturian has confirmed that it was he who rejected Sevilla, it was his decision.
“They offered me a contract for one season that was based on objectives and we believed that they were not the ideal circumstances because, something I learned there, is that only stable and long-lasting projects are viable.”
“I was convinced that Sevilla is a good club with good footballers, but we were not willing to accept a 7-month job. We believed that the conditions were not met to face this challenge.”
The coach is looking for a new project in Spain, which will allow him to carry out our work naturally and in accordance with the club, as he demonstrated in Villarreal and Valencia. He does not rule out going to the Premier.
“I think that in Spain, in LaLiga, it would be viable to do that work in several teams, but, if we have to go abroad, to any powerful League in Europe, we will go.”
“I like the Premier. It is the NBA of football, it is the best League in the world. We have had several offers from Arabia, before and after Marseille, but we have not considered them. Right now we are looking for other types of objectives. I think that in Spain “I will always have the opportunity to train, but the conditions have to be met.”
The ultras kicked him out
He former coach of the Marseilles He had to finish his project in France for the terror sown by the ‘OM’ ultras. He explained that he could not continue training in the conditions that existed: “The ultras asked to leave the club, that the president and the team had to leave. Board of Directors, and what if they didn’t pay attention to the consequences. You couldn’t work in those conditions “In addition, he added: “It is impossible to generate a project in the OM because the ultras want to condition the way they act and they feel comfortable in that atmosphere of tension”
“I’m calm. We had a few difficult days. It was something unexpected, which makes living through these types of situations even more complicated. Once they happen, it’s time to make decisions together and think about the future.”
The ultras of Marseilles They are very present in the club’s decisions and wanted ‘every Spaniard’ out of the board. The threats were against the president Pablo Longoria and its leaders. Marcelino had nothing to do with it. But a few days later, the board rectified it and all parties stood aside.
“We made the joint decision because the president and his board of directors were going to step aside and I considered that, if Pablo stopped doing his job, we had no reason to be there. This went against Pablo, his board and everything that smelled of Spanish and was on their side. All parties considered that we should step aside and four days later there was a rectification due to circumstances that I neither know… nor should I value”, Marcelino stated in Marca.
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— Marcelino Garcia Toral (@Marcelino) September 20, 2023
Marcellin arrived at Marseilles on June 23, replacing the Croatian Igor Tudonwho did not want to continue leading the team after one season, and has only directed seven official matches, in which he failed to qualify for the Champions League and only had two wins in five league games.
“I want to train abroad because the years go by; I had a serious project, but I didn’t know the circumstances of Olympique de Marseille. If a solvent and attractive project comes out, we will take it on.”
Your future in the Spanish team?
“I always said it, coaching the national team would be an honor. For any Spanish coach it would be the greatest possible challenge, but that circumstance has not arisen”
Marcellin He still wants to train, if the national team option arises in the future I would not rule it out. Of course, he will not return to Marseille “Yes, I would return to France, but surely not to OM. What I have seen there is not to generate a solvent project with solid foundations, it is impossible, but there are very good teams.”