Supporters of Olympique de Marseille have a good reason to regret the departure of Didier Deschamps in the summer of 2012. Twelve years later, the 1998 world champion remains the last coach to have allowed OM to win a trophy . While they had not won a single title since 1993 and the coronation in the Champions League, the Ciel et Blanc would win no less than five trophies in just three years, with a title of champion of France in 2010, three Cups of the League (2010, 2011, 2012) and two Champions Trophy.
However, Didier Deschamps was going to be pushed out in the summer of 2012. Consequence of the 10e place of the Olympian club and the poor relations between the former midfielder and certain influential supporters, first and foremost Rachid Zeroual, the emblematic leader of the South Winners. Guest of the After on Thursday evening, the Olympian fan also admitted to having played a role in his ouster, “reluctantly” according to him.
“He went to say stupid things to Sarkozy”
“He got me involved in stories. As a supporter, we welcomed him by making banners in the corner to say that we had known him as a player and that we were the happiest in the world to see him as a coach.”he explained, continuing: “Then I don’t know what came over him, he wanted to blow up people within the club. He went to war against them and he involved us in this war, even though we had nothing to do with it. In the meantime, I tried to make up for it.”
“He went to say bullshit to Sarkozy (then President of the Republic, editor’s note) that I was the sponsor of the robberies and carjackings of players. What do you want me to tell him? That I love him? »he added, adding:
“It remains an icon, I didn’t say otherwise. I like Deschamps for who he is, for what he was at OM. As a coach, I loved what he did with the France team. »
