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Olympique de Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) is sinking into crisis. After the withdrawal of its president following a heated meeting with supporters’ representatives, the club’s coach, Marcelino, resigned. He explained this in a press release on Wednesday September 20.
He only played seven official matches on the bench for Olympique de Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône). Marcelino, the coach of the Marseille club, leaves his position after threats against management made by certain supporters’ representatives during a meeting. In a press release published Wednesday September 20, the coach explains: “The withdrawal of the president and his steering committee due to the serious threats, insults and slander they received (…) do that our retention at OM becomes impossible.“
A chaotic situation
According to the newspaper The TeamRashid Zeroualthe leader of one of the most influential supporters groups, reportedly made the following comments: “You four and your honorary division coach, if you don’t leave, you’ll see.“ The day after this meeting, Pablo Longoria, the president of OM, had already announced that he was stepping down from his duties. But in the newspaper ProvenceThursday, he assures that he never mentioned a departure to the owner of the club. A chaotic situation a few hours before the OM meeting – Ajax Amsterdam, the first match of the Europa League.