Everyone is taking it for granted in Marseille these days. Jean-Pierre Papin included.
A true icon of the flamboyant Olympique de Marseille of the late 80s and early 90s, Jean-Pierre Papin reconnected with the Phocaeans last season, recalled by President Longoria to take on an advisory role and perfect the Olympian offensives. In this institutional crisis that OM is going through, the person concerned however remained in the background. A definite lack of courage in the eyes of Jérôme Rothen.
“ I don’t understand the fact that Jean-Pierre Papin was not one of the first to come forward to defend Pablo Longoriastrikes the former PSG and Monaco player on the RMC airwaves. When you accept this mission, it means that you support the policies of Pablo Longoria, and when this policy is contested by groups of supporters, what prevents you from taking a position today? I’ll tell you what’s stopping him is that he’s afraid, in fact. So, if he is afraid, he has nothing to do in Marseille, he has nothing to do in a professional club. »
Boli is also expensive
Another former glory of the great Marseille, Basile Boli is not spared by Jérôme Rothen either. “ Basile Boli is an ambassador for the club, but the role of ambassador in clubs in France no longer means much. The proof is that we don’t hear him at all, especially not, he doesn’t want to get involved, he doesn’t want to get into conflict with the representatives of the supporters groups, because you never know what could happen in Marseille tomorrow, there could be problems. In reality, this club will never move forward with such people. And yet, I am the first to plead in favor of the integration of competent veterans, I am talking about competence in certain positions, because it is essential, they embody the soul and the heart of the club. »
