He will not have resisted the pressures and the deleterious environment which has surrounded OM in recent hours. Arriving this summer, free of any contract, Marcelino is already leaving the club after only seven games at the head of the first team.
“In continuation of the press release published yesterday evening regarding the management team, Olympique de Marseille considers that the events of September 18 do not allow Marcelino and his technical staff to exercise the function in good conditions for which they were hired, indicates the club in a short but sharp press release. As a result of this deplorable situation, Marcelino and his staff will not continue their mission at Olympique de Marseille.”
Arriving this summer to replace Igor Tudor, Marcelino only managed seven matches at the helm of OM. Two victories and three draws in Ligue 1 and a provisional third place, but an unfortunate and pitiful elimination in the preliminary round of the Champions League against Panathinaikos.
“Given the context, the entire club is extremely disappointed to have to face the departure of a coach and technical staff, who only arrived in Marseille on June 23 and fully committed to the club, for extra-ordinary reasons. sports” continues OM in its press release.
The former coach of Athletic, Valencia, Villarreal and even Sevilla, came with his staff, thanks to his long-standing friendship with Pablo Longoria, president of the Marseille club, who noted his withdrawal.