The Velodrome is an orphan, his idol San Marcelo leaves. “ I just resign my post Olympique de Marseille ,” said the Argentinian once the ritual press conference after the match ended.
He refused to go into details of the disagreement with management, only suggesting a last-minute change in a contract on which agreement had been reached after two months of negotiations.
His interpreter read the resignation letter handed to the President of OM, Vincent Labrune.
“ We found an agreement for an extension in 2016-2017, he was missing more than the signature, since early July we work “, it is written in this letter .
Bielsa said Wednesday he met the Director General Philippe Pérez and Igor Levin, counsel for the owner Margarita Louis Dreyfus, “ they wanted to change the contract ” a- he wrote.
– ‘I can not accept this situation of instability’ –
The Argentine took “ a final position, joint work requires a minimum of trust that we have more “.
“ Although I think you do not want, what happened is your authority, I think that you are not ignorant ,” added Bielsa at its president.
The previous summer, he had already hit hard shortly after its debut in competition criticizing the promises broken by Labrune in recruitment. This time, Bielsa ensures that recruitment was done consensually.
The Argentine assured have been patient and understanding with his club. “ I adapted to the constant changes in sporting terms, I have considered their work, it is very difficult to bring in players, he said. But I can not accept this situation instability. “
He assured that he was not leaving to join another formation, and had even refused a salary tripled to stay in Marseille this summer.
Fourth last season, OM had to rejuvenate its workforce a bit this summer, losing frames (Gignac, Ayew, Payet) and recruiting young people (Sarr, Rekik) or private football players last year (Lassana Diarra) or two (Abou Diaby).
– Players “ shocked ” –
“ We learned together with you “, told Florian Thauvin. “ We are all shocked, it’s a big disappointment, said the attacker, we have not seen Bielsa, but we had a discussion in the locker room with the president who reassured us, we will do not stay on it, there is a season to do. “
The Marseille captain Steve Mandanda, spoke on Canal +” large hammer blow “. “ There has been a lot of disappointment, he has advanced nearly all of the group, said the goalkeeper. The delicate side is that there are players who came to him. We we were fine with it, with a good game background compared to other seasons … He made a decision, we must accept “.
Asked about what was said club president Vincent Labrune, on strength, the guard replied: “ He told us he was above all disappointed because it ‘ is still a great coach who made us all grow. It remains serene “.
Thursday during his first season press conference, Bielsa had however assured to have “ agreed with President (Marseille) on the terms of the contract “. Bielsa Saturday night revealed that in fact he was then already decided to resign in the night from Wednesday to Thursday.
He would not disrupt preparations for the match against Caen. The coach even first scrupulously answered questions from the press on the game that had just been playing, and preparing the next, in Reims.
It will be with another coach, and by then, OM will live a new revolution.
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