Igor Tudor lasted only one year in Marseille, before giving up his apron. For the second time since becoming president of Olympique de Marseille, Pablo Longoria had to manage the departure of one of his coaches (according to Jorge Sampoli). Very quickly, the Phocaean chief had turned to an old acquaintance: Marcellin.
Close to Longoria, whom he has known since 2006, the former Athletic coach had the merit of being free of any contract. Appointed on June 23, the Spaniard began his first experience abroad. An adventure that started badly, with the massive failure in the Champions League. Eliminated by Panathinaikos in the opening third round, OM temporarily bid farewell to C1.
This was followed by a combined start to the season in Ligue 1. OM remained in contact with the Monegasque leader, but several poor results and control of the Ounahi case began to earn him criticism. Finally, there was a stormy encounter between the teams of the Marseille fans and the control that prompted Marcelino to pack his bags. Unhappy with the tension imposed on control, the Spaniard is no longer the coach of OM.
“In line with what was published last night about the management team, Olympique de Marseille considers that the events of September 18 do not allow Marcelino and his coaching staff to exercise in appropriate situations the service for which they were hired. For this reason deplorable situation, Marcelino and his team will not continue their project at Olympique de Marseille. Given the context, the whole club is incredibly disappointed to have to face the departure of a coach and a coaching staff, who arrived in Marseille only on June 23 and fully committed to the club, for non-sporting reasons. Short-lived coach of OM, Marcelino presents a record as he is the fastest coach in the history of OM to leave his post since 2000.