Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso should be released from his post as OM coach in the coming hours.
Gennaro Gattuso and OM, it’s already the end! The day after the fifth match in a row without a victory in the league, conceded to Brest (0-1), the Italian coach found himself in an ejection seat. Despite the imminence of a crucial match in the Europa League play-offs next Thursday against Shakhtar, he and his staff were laid off by the club
Gattuso, worst record for an OM coach in 21e century
There would no longer be any chance for “Rino” to continue his mission. He will return his apron a little more than four months after his arrival at the club and with a particularly negative record.
This dismissal is only half surprising. The former Naples coach has the worst points ratio for an OM coach at 21e century (among those who stayed more than 15 matches). Even the Spaniard Michel did better in 2015/2016. On Sunday evening, he himself publicly admitted that he was not up to the task.
Gattuso will not make old bones at OM.
The crisis is deep in Marseille
OM will have to find a new coach quickly because the season is not over and important deadlines are coming. Jacques Abardonado could again act as interim manager, as he did at the start of the season after the dismissal of Marcelino. The profile of the coach who will follow would already be studied internally.
It is not certain, however, that Gattuso’s departure will solve all the problems in Marseille. The crisis seems to be deeper with an institution that is completely faltering. Pablo Longoria, the president, no longer controls much and his partnership with Mehdi Benatia is not at all satisfactory. The latter is also noted for the scandalous management of the Clauss case. Finally, the players themselves recognize that they are not worthy of wearing the colors of OM.
