At OM, in the early 1990s, the group lived well. In any case if we believe the few anecdotes reported by Eric Di Meco in an interview with Nice-Matin. On the sidelines of a concert he organized in Toulon with his group Osiris, the former left side returned to a few highlights of his career, and in particular in his path to Marseille.
It was there, on the side of the Canebière, that the RMC consultant evolved with the one he describes as his ex-teammate
“The craziest”; Pascal Olmeta. The 1993 European champion recounts the day the goalkeeper landed at the training center with a firearm: “I saw him arrive in training one day, take out his caliber and shoot in the air, like that. »»
“He released his caliber and he spun Basile Boli”
“He came on a motorcycle, even if it was prohibited”, continues Eric Di Meco, who also remembers the time when Corsica has made a beautiful Basil Boli fright.
“On the highway, he took out his caliber and he robbed Basile Boli, who was traveling quietly behind the wheel of his carhe testifies. Obviously, Basile did not recognize him with his helmet, and he was afraid of his life. »»
Fortunately for Raymond Goethals, the coach of the time, the Marseille workforce was also made up of less phantish players. The nicest? “Franck Sauzéereplies the ex-defenseman. We made a common room for five years. It is an Ardéchois, me a Vauclusian. Being neighbors of regions we brought together and, above all, we had the same education. »»