The president of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo, spoke this Sunday on the Marseille crisis.
The Marseille earthquake did not escape the French Football Federation. Almost a week after the stormy meeting between the management of OM and the supporters of the Marseille club, the president of the parent company of the French football, Philippe Diallo, expressed his astonishment at this sudden conflagration.
Confident his “ stupefaction “, the person concerned expressed himself as follows on the airwaves of RTL: ” It is a club which qualified last season for the Champions League, which had a completely acceptable start to the season and which created a crisis almost out of nowhere, which led to a rather unacceptable situation where a certain number of leaders have proposed their withdrawals from management. »
” There are limits “
Challenged by this self-destructive crisis, the boss of the FFF declares that he “ took the initiative to contact Pablo Longoria, because I know it is difficult to manage a club, sometimes even more difficult to manage a club in Marseille “. “ You just have to look at history to see that several OM leaders have faced difficult relationships with supporters and therefore I wanted to express my support. »
And to hammer: “ We can criticize a recruitment, a style of play, but I think there are limits which must not be crossed. Everyone likes going to the Vélodrome, everyone appreciates this exceptional atmosphere but we cannot threaten leaders. We can criticize them, it’s part of the game, but we can’t threaten them. And that’s why I wanted, in a period that I know is difficult as a club manager, to provide my support to Pablo Longoria. »
