Marseille: Michel dismissed! – The Équipe.fr

On the eve of the semi-final of the Coupe de France against Sochaux, Michel was dismissed from the OM manager functions. Confirmed last week by Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the Spaniard announced his departure (decided Monday night to Paris by the owner herself and his staff) to its players, just after his arrival at the Commanderie at 9:30 am . Both parties are now seeking an agreement to end their cooperation. Training this Tuesday was delayed. Monday already, Michel had not led the meeting as he was walking though the halls of the training center.

Two victories against amateurs since early February …

Arrived last summer, replacing Marcelo Bielsa, on suggestion of Nelio Lucas Dean of Sports, the former Real Madrid player never allowed OM join in the race for European places. Establishing a terrible record ( see below ), he will have won twice at the Velodrome: against Bastia (4-1) and Troyes (6-0). Since the beginning of February, 14 matches in all competitions, his team defeated only twice against fans Trélissac and Granville in the Coupe de France.

Franck Passi will serve as interim … with Basile Boli

His deputy Franck Passi will be on the bench Marseille at Sochaux, Wednesday evening, and will ensure the interim until the end of the season. He will be assisted by Basile Boli in the group’s management. Marseille is 15th in the Championship, six points of the relegation zone while remaining four games.