When he was appointed president of Olympique de Marseille to replace Jacques-Henri Eyraud in February 2021, Pablo Longoria directly made a strong choice by appointing Jorge Sampaoli as coach. A real relationship of trust has been forged between the two men and even since the Argentinian’s departure from OM in 2022, he who disagreed with Jorge Ribalta, contact has never been broken and they exchange regularly , every two or three months on the latest fashionable tactical system or the precepts of the coach in vogue in France according to L’Equipe. The sports daily also does not fail to reveal that the current coach of Stade Rennes misses the fervor of the Vélodrome.
Longoria and Sampaoli still exchange regularly!
In the meantime, the two men will meet again this evening during the clash between Rennes and OM at Roazhon Park. A reunion on which the Spaniard spoke, who can’t wait to see his former coach again: “It will be a moving moment for me, like last March when I met Dani Parejo during Villarreal’s reception at the Vélodrome, Dani who was my captain when I worked at Valencia (2018-2019). I won’t see Jorge before kick-off because we have to respect the match but afterwards when the tension has subsided, I’ll give him a big hug and we’ll talk” he said.
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A big revelation was made about the relationship between Jorge Sampaoli and Pablo Longoria before the evening match between Rennes and OM. When he was appointed president of Olympique de Marseille to replace Jacques-Henri Eyraud in February 2021, Pablo Longoria directly made a strong choice by appointing Jorge Sampaoli as coach.
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