Former midfield player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team, Jérôme Rothen has firmly expressed his opinion on the appointment of Gennaro Gattuso at Olympique de Marseille.
Long-awaited confirmation. As expected, Olympique de Marseille has formalized the arrival of Italian Gennaro Gattuso at the head of the team. Hired for a period of two months with an option for an additional year, the 45-year-old coach will make his debut during the match against AS Monaco this Saturday at the Stade Louis-II, one of the main clashes of the 7th day of Ligue 1.
Designed by the conductors to achieve the performance of Marcelino, who led the September matches into the competitive encounters, the former Napoli manager arrives at an open-air club. The behind-the-scenes problems, due to a tense relationship with several supporters groups, and threats from the ultras which led to the departure of the Spanish coach, were also occurring on the pitch. Paul Lopez’s teammates are in 8th place in the standings, also without success in four matches and humiliated at Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes (0-4). There’s nothing to worry about yet, but time is already running out.
Gattuso “Stinks of competition”
Since the announcement of the arrival of Gennaro Gattuso at the head of OM, reactions have multiplied. The location in Italy was approved by the 1998 world champion, Lionel Charbonnier, but also by a former French international champion. Jérôme Rothen, from the attacking midfielder of Paris Saint-Germain and the French team, is also very favorable in his choice of declaration RMC Sport. Plus the qualities of the coach, we think that the character of Gattuso, a former AC Milan player, corresponds perfectly to the Marseille context.
“I like Gattuso’s temperament, I like what he gives off, I like this kind of coach. They have the grinta in them, the winning in them, they are outstanding competitors (…) I defy anyone to tell me that Gattuso is not like that. You hear about these interviews, you can see the competition (…) You can’t go back to world trophies. He is available to the team for the trip to Milan and the title in Naples.