Planned for a long time for the day after this match, the meeting with the main groups of fans and managers was especially stormy and became a settling of scores. With president Pablo Longoria in the spotlight, pointed out in particular for his incessant changes of players (Payet, Mandanda, Guendouzi) and coach (three since his appointment in February 2021) or his insufficient sporting results with this failure in the third preliminary round of the Champions League against Panathinaikos, according to L’Équipe.
Lightning in OM: coach Marcelino will resign and announced it to his players, Longoria could continue
The corner leaders did not hesitate to be vehement, even demanding his resignation, as did that of the other leaders present, the football director Javier Ribalta, the administrative and financial director Stéphane Tessier and the general director Pedro Iriondo. Before leaving the premises.
The following night he evidently gave advice to the Spaniard, who would have been willing to resign before, according to several sources, changing his mind. Close to his president, Marcelino would be determined to link his fate to that of his friend. To the point of informing his team this Tuesday at noon that he was going to leave his position less than three months after his arrival. This has not been confirmed by the management who, in the event of the departure of their coach, could turn to Jean-Pierre Papin, who returned to the club in November 2022 to occupy an advisory position to guarantee the interim. And owner Frank McCourt finds himself facing a new crisis at the beginning of a week in which OM, currently in fourth place in Ligue 1 with nine points achieved in five days, enters the Europa League this Thursday in the field of Ajax Amsterdam before traveling to the Parc des Princes this Sunday to face Paris SG…
