Rudi Garcia did not fail to return to his experience at Olympique de Marseille during an interview for Le Média Carré. And he notably returned to the famous Champions Project initiated by Jacques-Henri Eyraud upon his arrival: “At first I was skeptical and not convinced, but I studied the offer anyway. What held me back was the volcanic aspect that characterizes the club. You can be ambitious, but it's better to display your ambitions internally” he explained before returning to Dimitri Payet: “I tried to give importance to him, as well as to Flo Thauvin. But it was difficult to get them to live together. I knew him well having met him in Lille. He is an exceptional player and I thought that giving him this role (of captain) could give him more responsibility by becoming more professional.”
He obviously then returned to the famous press conference of the Réunionnais about him : “HAS At the time, I didn't respond. That It's no use, I didn't understand it. I have always had good relations with Dimitri, whether in Lille or Marseille. I think he should thank me every day for making him come back to Olympique de Marseille. Economically, he more than found his way there. I have no animosity towards him. He's a fantastic player. If he had been even more professional, he would have had an even better career. That's why I'm giving him the captaincy when he arrives because it will allow him to be more serious professionally. He managed to pull the team up.“
Garcia convinced that he would have won the L1 and the C3 with Gomis!
He then continued: “I especially had two players who pulled the team together: Flo Thauvin and Bafé Gomis. You asked me if I had a regret at OM, it's him. Because he left after his first season, we were unable 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 he is an outstanding scorer..”
Despite everything, he wanted to keep the good memories and in particular the quarter-final against Leipzig in the Europa League in 2018: “I don't think I've ever experienced this anywhere else. For that alone, I am happy to have moved to Olympique de Marseille. We had experienced an incredible human adventure.“
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Rudi Garcia did not fail to return to his experience in Marseille. Rudi Garcia did not fail to return to his experience at Olympique de Marseille during an interview for Le Média Carré. And he notably returned to the famous Champions Project initiated by Jacques-Henri Eyraud upon his arrival.
