A former president of Olympique de Marseille made strong comments about the current crisis.
He had a notable stint at the head of Olympique de Marseille, almost 20 years ago: Christophe Bouchet is a man well placed to discuss the crisis going through the Marseille club. The former president of OM (2002-2004) keeps a keen eye on club news. According to him, the main person responsible for this storm is none other than the owner Frank McCourt.
“ The enigma of the club today is McCourt, thundered Christophe Bouchet on BFM Marseille. Here is a man who communicated in reverse, announcing that we would be European champions in I don’t know how many years. The famous Champions Project. Nobody believed it. He said he was in love with Marseille and that he would stay all his life, no one believed it either. There is a conundrum which results in a breakdown of authority and each time, the directions are shaken up. He can’t do it, so we wonder what authority he has. His position today is incomprehensible. I admit that it leaves me a little perplexed.”
“I find it difficult to see how a president of a football club can withdraw”
Bouchet, who says to himself ” surprised “ over there “indentation” by Pablo Longoria, does not spare his successor either. I find it difficult to see how a president of a football club can withdraw. It’s this knee-jerk response that makes us ask ourselves a lot of questions on the subject… I read what Pablo Longoria said. You can’t take back a word of what he says. The system as it is today in Marseille, and for a very long time, is not satisfactory. Successive management and supporters have not found a way to talk intelligently to each other. It is not easy. It’s always more sensitive and brutal in Marseille. But it’s true in many clubs where the supporters have been there for several decades, where the club is part of their lives. They sometimes express it violently, this is obviously unacceptable“, he adds.
The former leader, however, pleads for leniency regarding the way supporters communicate. “The language of supporters is the language of the street. Should we take it literally? It’s not sure “.
