Josip Skoblar, Jean-Pierre Papin, Karl-Heinz Förster, Marcel Desailly, Basile Boli, Eric Di Meco, Robert Pires, Franck Ribéry, Didier Drogba, Sonny Anderson, Mamadou Niang, Djibril Cissé, Fabrizio Ravanelli or Samir Nasri… Present in number on the lawn of the Vélodrome on Friday to celebrate the 125th anniversary of OM.
Some club legends will nevertheless shine by their absence. This is particularly the case with Didier Deschamps. The former midfielder was from all the last OM conquests, whether as a player – and captain – or that of coach.
Because after having been one of the symbols of the years Tapie and having entered the history of French football by being the first to raise the Champions League in 1993 after the incredible victory won against Milan AC, he allowed the Heaven and White to find the summits by winning three League cup (2010, 2011, 2012) and especially the title of champion of France in 2010.
Didier Deschamps flees the matches of his former clubs
However, Didier Deschamps should not be present at the Vélodrome on Friday on the occasion of the Legends match organized for the 125th anniversary of the club. If he still plays from time to time on the occasion of charities, he seems to flee the celebrations of his former clubs. He was not present, last year, for the 100e Anniversary of Lescure Park and should not be festivities organized by FC Nantes on June 3 either.
The tricolor coach, not spared by criticism for several months, has obviously decided to cut bridges with club football and his audience …
