Marcelino resigns as Marseille’s head coach

Marseille boss Marcelino has quit after just 3 months at the helm.

Marseille confirm Marcelino has left after just seven games in charge. In an astonishing statement the club say his departure is set against the backdrop of “personal threats” and “war” from fan groups following a meeting on September 18.🇫🇷

🗣️ “As a result of this deplorable… pic.twitter.com/iaSLkgTgT1

— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) September 20, 2023

During the summer, the Spanish manager took over but left after fans reportedly threatened the French team’s hierarchy during discussions between supporter groups and side staff on Monday.

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A team spokesman shared that it is a “deplorable situation” as they will play against Ajax tomorrow in their Europe League opener from the group stage.

Marseille supporters showed their dismay with the manager’s tactics during a goalless draw during the weekend vs. Toulouse.

“The entire team is extremely disappointed to deal with the departure of a manager and technical staff, who only arrived in Marseille a few months ago and were fully committed to the side for non-sporting reasons.”

Despite fans’ protests, Marseille are in 3^rd place in Ligue 1 and are still undefeated in their opening 5 league matches, triumphing twice and drawing 3 times.

However, Panathinaikos knocked them out in the 3^rd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League despite the French side being the big favorite before the games.