Jérôme Rothen and Christophe Dugarry made a huge rant against the practice of trading in football.
The tension rose several notches Monday evening on the air of RMCwhen the theme of trading was invited into the show “ Rothen ignites “. At the microphone, it was a furious Christophe Dugarry who first launched into a diatribe targeting certain shareholders and club managers. The former French international was followed by host Jérôme Rothen who also caused thunder by targeting the majority shareholder of Estac.
So it was Christophe Dugarry who got the ball rolling. First in a moderate tone. “ This trading has been happening for years. He is killing football and it is the presidents who accepted it, as well as the shareholders. Professional football has welcomed sharks into its lair and we are about to take it in the face. » Then the world (1998) and European (2000) champion began to raise his voice by targeting the boss of OM, Pablo Longoria. “ These people don’t like football and aren’t there for its beauty. Longoria doesn’t like football. If he loved football, he wouldn’t be doing what he’s doing. He has orders from his shareholder and he respects them. »
Rothen offers a solution
For Dugarry, “ the more money you have, the worse you work, and these presidents still haven’t understood it “. And the consultant to get angry for good with the current management of OM. “ When you see that Brest has a budget of €48 million and is above (in the ranking) Marseille which has a budget that is above €220 million, he immediately clears the guy. He clears it immediately. There is no need to think about anything. He made fifty transfers, arrivals, departures… But get out! Cleared ! What are you still doing in the club? »
Winded up like a clock, the ex Girondin was followed in his anger by Jérôme Rothen who for his part looked into the case of his former club Troyes, today under the supervision of the conglomerate City Football Group. “ I just want to tell them: ‘Get out, French football doesn’t need you’. (…) Since they have been there, it has been Bérézina. They sold us a club which must establish itself and last in Ligue 1, and upon arrival, they are at the bottom of Ligue 2. There is no stability. » And to make the anger of the supporters of the clubs concerned heard, Jérôme Rothen proposed a peaceful but necessarily very effective solution to fight against shareholders eager for profitability: “ Don’t come to the stadium anymore. Leave them to their shit. »
