Olympique de Marseille faces AEK Athens for the 3rd day of the Europa League group stage, this Thursday (6:45 p.m.). A match which should be played in a peaceful climate.
In this unique place where everything burns faster than elsewhere, the storm may have passed. Definitely. A month ago, Olympique de Marseille suffered a crisis as violent as it was sudden. A meeting between certain groups of supporters and the management had degenerated, leading to the immediate departure of Marcelino.
If President Pablo Longoria also considered slamming the door, the Spaniard ultimately stayed to carry out his mission. “We must be able to work in a normal football club. Since 2021, we have done a lot of things to try to improve things in the club. I know everything is not perfect. “I need support from everyone who loves the club, who wants to move forward together, to make the club grow. In this regard, next week, I will begin to bring together a certain number of local actors to help me carry out my mission.”Longoria then indicated during an impromptu press briefing.
Longoria explained
According to information from L’Équipe, the page has been turned. Pablo Longoria, accompanied by Stéphane Tessier, would have resumed dialogue with groups of supporters in recent weeks. The president of OM would have taken advantage of the period of the international break to take a step towards the supporters by meeting 6 of the 7 groups in a hotel. If Rachid Zerroual was absent, the discussions would have been very constructive. Enough to calm the climate for the rest of this 2023-24 season.
