Water has flowed under the bridge since last fall and the tensions between Pablo Longoria and groups of supporters of Olympique de Marseille. But when taking stock of this 2023-24 season, the president of the Marseille club is not spared by observers. Several renowned consultants have made very critical comments after the chaotic OM campaign, which ended in the soft underbelly of the ranking without European qualification. Among the detractors of the Spanish leader is Christophe Dugarry.

Dugarry very upset against Longoria

Former Olympique de Marseille striker, the 2018 world champion was not kind to Pablo Longoria. “We saw all season that this team was average, but once again, who chose the players? There is talk of getting rid of the players because they are overpaid, but the president is the one who chose them, who overpaid them, and it is he who made a record payroll for the club. he thundered on RMC.

“Of course we can hit the players, they are average. But the problem is, they were average from the start. Who is responsible ? The players or the guy who takes the bets? I think the players did what they could, what they were capable of doing. I wasn’t expecting anything extraordinary, continued Dugarry, very upset. We wonder about the players but I want to ask the question about the president. Let him come with all his responsibilities, hand in his shirt and resign. Perhaps the shareholder will not accept it, but through his resignation, he will show that he has total responsibility for what happened. He is the one and only responsible.”. An uncompromising observation…