Gennaro Gattuso, in his presentation as the new coach of Olympique de Marseille (OM), the conflict with the radical fans that put the club on the brink of the abyss and said that the antidote is “game to game”.
“Because we only have one life, I can’t say ‘no’ to Marseille, despite the difficulties,” said Gattuso, world champion in Italy in 2006, referring to OM’s volcanic situation, where fans and management maintains a conflict. which led to the resignation of the Spanish coach Marcelino Garcia Toral after only 7 games on the bench.
The former coach of Milan, Naples and Valencia, among other teams, admitted that he jokingly commented on his new presidentPablo Longoriawho is “ready for a slap in the face” when it comes to Marseille.
“It’s difficult, but you have to win the games, you don’t have to focus on the answer but on the future,” said the Italian coach, insisting that “the only hope is game by game”, a formula popularized by coaches . like Diego Pablo Simeone.
“I don’t consider myself a tough coach”
Gattuso, 45, made it clear that his training style is not the same as the aggressive style that defined him as a player.
“I don’t consider myself a tough guy. I talk to the players, I’m transparent. They like when I tell them the truth. I say what I think, I’m honest. Maybe the thing I have to improve my relationship with leaders.”, he said between smiles.
Enjoy the Vélodrome
Gattuso also praised the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, whose outpouring reminded him of places in South America. “It’s one of the few stadiums in Europe that looks like the ones in South America, where everything moves,” he added.
OM, the only French club to win the Champions League (1993), is going through a difficult season both in sports, where it was eliminated from the Champions League in the previous phase, and institutionally, because the management is led by Longoria He is one step away from resigning due to threats from ultras.
Pablo Longoria
“Marcelino left because of an unacceptable situation”
The president of Olympique de Marseille (OM), the Spaniard Pablo Longoria, had some words for Marcelino García Toral during Gennaro Gattuso’s presentation. “I thank him for the work he did here, he didn’t leave for sporting reasons. He left because of an inadmissible situation. I talk to him about it. You can’t work in circumstances like that, receiving threats.” It was the first time Longoria made a direct public reference to the reasons for the departure of Marcelino, who was hired in June.
Source: La Verdad
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