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END OF THE LINE: BIELSA QUITS STADE VELODROME
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The breaking news coming in from France this morning is that Olympique de Marseille manager Marcelo Bielsa, has decided to quit his post as manager at the Stade Velodrome. Reports in France suggest that Bielsa had developed a lack of trust with the people above him at the club and negotiations had reached a critical stopping point over a new contract. Players and fans alike have been left in a state of shock after the announcement, as many, especially within the playing squad only found out about the manager’s decision via social media.
Bielsa’s methods had been called into question at the end of last season, as, after a surprise challenge for the Ligue 1 title during the first half of the season, L’OM fell 14 points behind champions and bitter rivals Paris Saint-Germain in the second half of the campaign. Marseille’s run of form proved disastrous to their title challenge after they lost 7 of their remaining 19 games, having only lost 4 of their previous 19, and drawing 4.
It proved to be Bielsa’s only season in charge at the Stade Velodrome, and president Vincent Labrune has already issued a statement stating: ”We here at Olympique de Marseille, would like to wish Marcelo Bielsa all the best for the future, and extend our gratitude to the hard work he put in on and off the pitch in the 2014-15 season. Under his stewardship this club experienced a season of thrills that saw us challenging for the title and a place in the UEFA Champions League before an unfortunate loss of form saw us slip away. Once more we would like to say thank you to Marcelo, and would also like to inform fans that the search for a new manager is under way and that there will hopefully be an announcement soon.
With the final words of this statement in mind, we here at Sky Sports would like to inform readers that they will be kept up to date with all the goings on at the Stade Velodrome over the next few weeks as the French giants start their search for a new manager.
Bielsa’s methods had been called into question at the end of last season, as, after a surprise challenge for the Ligue 1 title during the first half of the season, L’OM fell 14 points behind champions and bitter rivals Paris Saint-Germain in the second half of the campaign. Marseille’s run of form proved disastrous to their title challenge after they lost 7 of their remaining 19 games, having only lost 4 of their previous 19, and drawing 4.
It proved to be Bielsa’s only season in charge at the Stade Velodrome, and president Vincent Labrune has already issued a statement stating: ”We here at Olympique de Marseille, would like to wish Marcelo Bielsa all the best for the future, and extend our gratitude to the hard work he put in on and off the pitch in the 2014-15 season. Under his stewardship this club experienced a season of thrills that saw us challenging for the title and a place in the UEFA Champions League before an unfortunate loss of form saw us slip away. Once more we would like to say thank you to Marcelo, and would also like to inform fans that the search for a new manager is under way and that there will hopefully be an announcement soon.
With the final words of this statement in mind, we here at Sky Sports would like to inform readers that they will be kept up to date with all the goings on at the Stade Velodrome over the next few weeks as the French giants start their search for a new manager.
INDEX
Achievements
Coupe de France: 2015/2016
Ligue 1: 2017/2018
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MARVIN MARTIN. July saw the arrival of three new players at Olympique de Marseille. The first of which was Marvin Martin, a 27 year old attacking midfielder, capped 15 times by France, from Lille for an initial fee of £4 million. Martin had been transfer listed by Lille and stated he was delighted to be given the chance to play more first team football at the Stade Velodrome.
NICOLAS NKOULOU. The only big departure from L’OM in July was that of Cameroonian central defender Nicolas Nkoulou. The defender had become a massive part of Marseille’s defence in the last couple of seasons, so it was inevitable that some of Europe’s big clubs like Bayern would come snooping. Eventually the transfer was permitted by Galtier, as the new manager in charge at the Stade Velodrome didn’t want to stand in the way of a players dream, and also saw the opportunity to raise more money to go towards player acquisitions.
