OM plunged into crisis by sinking on the Lorient pitch this weekend as part of the 30e lifting of Ligue 1 (2-0). Dying at Moustoir, the Olympians thus compromised their chances of clinching the Champions League at the end of the season, now confined to the sixth level of the elite behind Lyon, Lille and Rennes.
At the end of the meeting, the varnish cracked and the beautiful unity desired at the end of the training in Marbella carried out a few days earlier was shattered. Medhi Benatia, the club’s sports director, and Habib Beye in front of the press did not fail to scratch the players. An aggressive speech which obviously did not go over with the main stakeholders.
According to La Provence, the coach, who has already left Stade Rennais after losing his flock, is on the verge of breaking up in Marseille. His speech and his method were poorly received by Phocaeans short of mental energy. The intensity of the training sessions, considered even less digestible than those of Roberto De Zerbi, would be particularly singled out.
Habib Beye, a casting error
On the airwaves of RMC, an emblematic former Olympian, Pascal Olmeta, takes shots at Habib Beye. “ What I always thought is that you don’t bring back someone who has just been fired from a club at OM », Says the ex-goalkeeper with a strong character. “ Personally, I would have left Pancho. He would have dotted the i’s and taken guys one-on-one. (…) Without forcing, you could have gotten away with it. »
After the departure of Roberto De Zerbi, Jacques “Pancho” Abardonado had indeed taken over as interim on the sky and white bench. As he had done two years earlier. Since the arrival of Habib Beye at the helm, no notable progress has been seen in the Olympians’ play and their attitude. Four days before the end of the championship, the house is on fire and OM seems to be desperately looking for its fire soldiers.
