Pablo Longoria struggled to bring a new coach to OM. A symptomatic episode of its difficulties and its errors for a few months. The criticisms begin among the supporters but Emmanuel Petit asks for calm for the moment.
In two years as president of OM, Pablo Longoria has lived a linear trajectory. The Marseille club went from fifth place to the podium, participating in the Champions League by being more convincing there. In the transfer window, the club’s choices are much more consistent than at the time Jacques-Henri Eyraud. Coaches as players, we are on a majority of successes with lower financial costs. But, Longoria and OM are in a zone of turbulence. Second place was left to Lens, Igor Tudor left and his replacement took several weeks to arrive. Has Longoria lost his touch?
Longoria unassailable at OM for now
In any case, he seemed less inspired than in the past. The transfer of Vitinha for 32 million euros is the perfect example. Few Marseille supporters approve of this coming to OM, especially for such a high price. An episode that degraded Longoria’s rating at OM. After the time of the unanimous plebiscite, the time of reproaches has begun. Longoria under fire from critics, incomprehensible for Emmanuel Petit. In the program Rothen ignites, the consultant RMC praised the work carried out by the Marseille president for two years even if he urges him to be just as efficient next season.
⚖ Pablo Longoria, accused of having an immunity totem.
🎙 Manu Petit in defense: “His management was admirably carried out with the means he had, trying to make OM an attractive club with players like Alexis Sanchez”. pic.twitter.com/wuk6gbHWle
— Rothen ignites (@Rothensenflamme) June 23, 2023
“ Only those who have lived in a cave for 2-3 years do not notice the work provided by Pablo Longoria since his arrival at OM. Since his arrival, with three ends of string even with an uncertain budget insofar as there are large debts, OM regularly play the Champions League. Something that had almost never happened before him. He tries to work miracles on the transfer market, he succeeds. (…) His immunity totem expires. But so far, there is no reason to criticize a management that he has carried out admirably well with the few means he had in trying to make OM an attractive club for players. All the same, bringing in Alexis Sanchez knowing that you have financial and sporting difficulties… When I see how he is renewing himself at the coaching level, the totem is deserved “, he developed. In football and even more so in Marseille, things turn quickly and the memory of supporters quickly fails. By taking Marcelino, Pablo Longoria is obliged to keep OM in the national and European elite. Otherwise, like its predecessors, popular protest will crush it on the Canebière.
