His position has been clarified. While he had “stepped back” from his duties as president of Olympique de Marseille, and his future appeared unclear, Pablo Longoria spoke this Friday evening, at a press conference, to announce that he would not resign. A decision which delighted many Marseille supporters…but also players. Present at a press conference this Saturday morning, before the Classic against Paris SG, this Sunday (8:45 p.m.), Valentin Rongier was particularly delighted: “To be honest, we haven’t yet discussed it between us. This is very good news for the club and the group, declared the Marseille captain. He’s been there for a long time, he knows football very well. If we want to have a big season, it was important that he stayed here. The season has just started, we are all happy that he is staying with us.”
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Interim coach Pancho Abardonado, who was on the bench this Thursday evening in the Europa League against Ajax Amsterdam (3-3) and who should also be against the Parisian rival, said he was reassured: “He m He congratulated me on my performance against Ajax, but I simply did my job as a coach. The group showed solidarity at Ajax. It wasn’t easy. We’re happy he’s staying. His decision strengthens the group, because for a week we were all alone with David (Friio) and the physical trainers. The fact that he stays is a relief, yes,” he confided.
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This Friday evening, in front of journalists, Pablo Longoria – who had denounced a harmful system around the club this week in an interview with La Provence – indicated that he had asked his lawyers “to file a complaint” following a stormy meeting with groups of supporters this Monday, during which “limits” would have “been exceeded”, according to his words. Rachid Zeroual, the leader of the South Winners, present at the meeting, responded to the Marseille president: “He is blowing the wind, he is stirring the wind. He said he was filing a complaint against who, against what? Nothing. I too am going to file a complaint,” he assured in comments reported by La Provence. The crisis is (probably) not yet over.
