Olympique Marseille coach Gennaro Gattuso on brink of being sacked

Olympique Marseille, although they are no longer under the threat of relegation that had worried them at the start of the season, have not won in Ligue 1 since mid-December and Gennaro Gattuso is on the verge of being sacked. This is what Fabrizio Romano, a journalist who is an expert on the transfer market, and 'Foot Mercato', part of a French press that has seen the Italian coach lose credibility.

The trigger for his possible dismissal is this weekend's defeat against Stade Brestois away from home. A goal by Lees Melou in Brittany was enough to defeat the 'Phoceens', whose reality is now much closer to the places of access to European competitions than just relegation, but which is insufficient for the board, led by the Spanish Pablo Longoria as president.

According to the sources mentioned in the first paragraph, there was a meeting between the Velodrome outfit board and the coaching staff on Monday morning. The consequences have not been positive for the coach, so that the board are already looking for alternatives to take over for the remainder of the campaign. The return leg of the Europa League play-offs, with a 2-2 aggregate draw against Shakhtar Donetsk, is just around the corner.

Perhaps Marseille are looking for an impact on their dressing room just before this game to boost their chances of progressing to the next round, or they will opt for a more cautious policy so that the players do not have to adapt quickly to any style of play a few days before the match against the Ukrainians. At Napoli, a similar situation is being faced: Aurelio di Laurentiis is on the verge of sacking Walter Mazzarri with the Champions League round of 16 just around the corner.

 

February 19, 2024