Pointed out after the stormy meeting which Monday evening threw OM into crisis, Rachid Zeroual broke the silence this Wednesday.
Marcelino is no longer the coach of OM, who could well lose in the coming hours his leading quartet embodied by Pablo Longoria (the president), Javier Ribalta (the football director), Stéphane Tessier (the financial director) and Pedro Iriondo (the general manager). At the origin of this palace revolution as brutal as it was surprising, an electric meeting between the management and the leaders of Marseille supporters groups, Monday evening, at the Commanderie. Intimidations would then have deeply shocked the Marseille staff.
Figure of the 2021 revolt which at the time resulted in the ouster of Jacques-Henri Eyraud in favor of Pablo Longoria, Rachid Zeroual, the boss of the South Winners based in the southern bend of the Vélodrome, was quickly singled out , presented as the author of alleged threats against the four leaders – the president in the lead. This Wednesday evening with Agence France Presse, the person concerned wanted to react, sharing his truth about the famous debates on Monday.
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“ At no time did I make death threats to anyone, neither myself nor anyone else.swears Rachid Zeroual. We asked questions and had no answers. So it’s true that I told them (regarding complaints from parents regarding the functioning of the training center, editor’s note): “ If it’s true and you don’t give us an answer, I’m asking for your resignation, because it’s much more serious. If this is psychological harassment of children and parents, you should resign, leave the club as they say in Marseille.” »
Also implicated, Christian Cataldo, the manager of the Dodgers, confirms the words of his counterpart. “ There was no death threat. It’s true that we talked about the team, about what’s happening at the moment. It’s true that they remained blank and unanswered, both on the technical point and on the questions about the training center raised by Rachid. »And the latter now appeals to Frank McCourt, the American owner of the club. “ We want to meet the main shareholder who is Frank McCourt. He needs to come as quickly as possible to listen to what we have to say to him. »
