Inducted this Tuesday at the head of Olympique de Marseille, Jean-Louis Gasset spoke at a press conference behind the scenes of his arrival at Canebière. And we understand that the fate of Gennaro Gattuso was resolved very quickly.
The Jean-Louis Gasset era in Marseille is over! The arrival of the French technician was made official this Tuesday by the Olympian club and the former Ivory Coast coach appeared before the press in the afternoon, for his first words, as coach of OM.
Gasset notably noted the way his arrival was negotiated. And we understand that everything happened very quickly, just a few minutes after the defeat of the Phocaeans in Brest (1-0). The fate of Gennaro Gattuso was quickly resolved. “I was contacted on Sunday around 11:30 p.m. explained Gasset during this first press briefing, relays RMC. I was given the night to think. I had to make a decision on Monday morning. I want to end my life with no regrets and this challenge is one of the greatest to take on. »
Gasset: “The mind is 80% of performance”
Gasset is therefore ready for the challenge, and that is good, because he was very surprised by the content of the game proposed by OM in Brest. “I watched the match on Sunday and I was trying to understand, we put ourselves in the head of any coach. I have a lot of respect for Gattuso and during his press conference when I saw him say that he no longer had the keys, I saw myself again. There are times in your career when you feel like you don’t know anymore. Behind me I was asked if I agreed over four months to change the situation and put Marseille back where my club should be. This seemed like a possible challenge to me. I find the squad quality. The difference with my experiences before is not having a transfer window to bring in two or three friends, players I know. We have to do the transfer window from within. »
Gasset will therefore try to transform the current OM players. And he has already started his work with the first words spoken to his men this Tuesday. “I saw the group with the president and I said why I was there, explains the former coach of Saint-Etienne and Bordeaux. I said what I had achieved with less strong groups. The mind is 80% of performance. I said everyone had to do a little more. Let everyone look at themselves in the mirror. When you concede goals like those Marseille conceded, they are individual errors and the system is not the cause. It’s a mental problem when you concede goals after the 90th minute. »
