Bafétimbi Gomis only stayed one season at OM, but the French striker left his mark in the Marseille city by scoring 21 goals. Rudi Garcia is also certain that if the Panther had stayed the following season, Marseille would have won the title of champion of France.
Rudi Garcia is no stranger to punchlines and this one is sure to get people talking. In an interview with the media Carré on YouTube, the former coach of Olympique de Marseille made a totally unexpected confession about his time in the Marseille club. This concerns Bafétimbi Gomis, on loan from Swansea during the 2016-2017 season and who had an XXL season at Canebière with 21 goals and 4 assists in all competitions. Captain of OM during this season, the native of Seyne-sur-Mer did not, however, continue the adventure with Marseille, who then recruited two flops to replace him, namely Valère Germain and Kostas Mitroglou. An open wound for Rudi Garcia, 100% convinced that Marseille would have won the title if Bafé Gomis had stayed a second season at the Vélodrome.
“You asked me if I had a regret at OM, it’s him. Because he left after his first season, we failed to give him the importance he needed. If we had kept him, I am convinced that we would have won Ligue 1 and the Europa League. I say it like I mean it. He was a good captain, he thought well about the game. He is intelligent and an outstanding scorer.” launched in the program the media Carré the former coach of Olympique de Marseille, finalist of the Champions League and fourth in Ligue 1 just 3 points behind the Monegasque runner-up during the 2017-2018 season, without Bafétimbi Gomis and with two attackers who will never have succeeded in winning in Provence. No one knows how OM would have shone with Gomis for a second year in a row, except Rudi Garcia, convinced that Marseille would have tickled PSG.
