Marcelino García Toral will cease as coach of Olympique Marseille. According to L’Équipe, the Asturian coach, who signed a contract with the French team this summer, informed the team this Tuesday that he has resigned and will not remain on the bench. He won’t even feature in Thursday’s game against Ajax: Jean-Pierre Papin will be the one to do so.

The French team is yet to be defeated this season but the start did not go as expected. The last draw at home to Toulouse and the previous draw away to Nantes at the Velodrome left the Côte d’Azur team’s ultras blasted by what they had experienced last year. AND The eyes also point to the president of Asturias Pablo Longoria, who is currently at the center of the target of the pursuers.. Actually, IThe French media is already accepting his departure as it is..

fans Among other reasons, they complain about the loss of identity of a team that no longer has clear leaders or players who enjoy the support of the stands, such as Payet, Mandanda and Guendouzi. The latter appeals to Lazio in the final week of the market.

The president of the side has been harshly criticized for this loss of name, but it is not the only reason and according to L’Equipe that day This Monday there was a meeting between the sports management of Olympique de Marseille and the ultras of the French team.. The attitude of the fans at that meeting was very clear and they wanted Pablo Longoria to leave as soon as possible, even with threats. According to Marca, at the same meeting Marcelino García Toral was not thereNor is there anyone in the Asturian coach’s squad who has received much criticism after being eliminated from the Champions League qualifiers by underdogs Panathinaikos. Even the ultras emphasized that Marcelino had little value in having such a project away from Spain and his arrival on the bench was more of a thing. Friendship with Longoria.

The knockout in the European cup dynamite the quiet start to the season sought by Marcelino, who was the target of criticism even ahead of PSG despite receiving 9 points out of 15. Poor play, money lost due to elimination from the Champions League and lack of strength in matches They also pointed out his figure on the bench. The situation was even more complicated considering that the next two matches were to be played away against PSG and Monaco.

According to L’Equipe, in addition to Marcelino’s, the 4 resignations demanded by the fans will be the aforementioned resignations. Pablo Longoria (president), Javier Ribalta (director of football), Stéphane Tessier (administrative and financial director) and Pedro Iriondo (general director).