Having gone from sports advisor to Pablo Longoria to reserve coach, Jean-Pierre Papin was not respected at his true value, believes Jérôme Rothen.
Appointed sports advisor to OM president Pablo Longoria a little over a year ago, Jean-Pierre Papin has recently been replaced in his role by Mehdi Benatia. The former Ciel et Blanc striker (from 1986 to 1992) was not fired however, the position of coach of the reserve team having been entrusted to him.
But for Jérôme Rothen, this change of function resembles a demotion, but above all a terrible lack of respect on the part of Pablo Longoria towards the 1991 Ballon d’Or.
“He is a National 3 coach, setting up the blocks, the stakes”
“Today, I imagine myself in the shoes of Jean-Pierre Papin. He is a National 3 coach, setting up the blocks and the stakes. We are talking about Jean-Pierre Papin. At the beginning, he was a sports advisor. It was a very good idea to bring him back as an advisor. He marked the history of this club”lamented the ex-Parisian on the airwaves of RMC.
“So, I say to myself, what is the point if not to push him back in the hierarchy and to damage his imagecontinued Rothen. So it’s a big lack of respect, even if Jean-Pierre doesn’t take the lead. He accepted. »
