Pablo Longoria’s choice to appoint Gennaro Gattuso on the Olympique de Marseille bench arouses distrust among some.
The hasty departure of Marcelino left a big void on the side of Olympique de Marseille. Arriving last June to take over from Igor Tudor on the Marseille bench, the Spanish coach submitted his resignation three months later. Since then, the interim of Jacques Abardonado has only convinced Pablo Longoria to accelerate his search for a permanent coach. The president of OM finally found the right fit in Gennaro Gattuso. A profile that some decry.
For Bertrand Latour for example, the Marseille choice is not convincing. The channel journalist The Team explained this on Wednesday. “ When people said that no one wanted to coach Marseille, I didn’t agree at all. The proof is there. Galtier hesitated for a long time and it was for other reasons that he did not come, Gattuso obviously really wanted to come. There were other spontaneous applications from coaches who had a CV. (…) Regardless of what (Gattuso) has already done, I do not understand the very profile and the fact of taking a coach who does not speak the (French) language.“
“He will discover everything at once”
And the observer continues his remarks. “ I thought that with a French, French-speaking coach or one who had worked in Ligue 1, there were more guarantees in the short term. There, he will discover everything at once. » Arriving this Wednesday in Marseille with his staff of five assistants, Gennaro Gattuso has an important challenge to take on with OM, moreover in a tense context. The Italian technician will have to show, and quickly, that he is indeed the man for the job.
