Marcel Dib: “I saw a lot of great players playing at Mayol, and being afraid. Players from Bordeaux, Paris, Lens…”

For Le Podcast des Légendes, the former Girondins de Bordeaux midfielder, Marcel Dibwho spent the start of his career at Toulon, remembered the reputation of his team, even against the flagship clubs of the championship.

“What if there were tricks to annoy the opponent? Oh for example, in the summer, Rolland (Courbis) would turn the heating on full blast in the opposing locker room… It was little things like that. That we surround the referee on the first foul of a match? Yes, too, but at the time, referees didn't whistle fouls like they do now… There were a lot of attacks. At Sporting, from the first second, it was necessary for… The opposing team to understand that they are going to have a very, very complicated 90 minutes. I saw a lot of great players playing at Mayol, and being scared. The player who was bullied the most? Oh, there are many. I'm not going to name them… There are a lot of players from Bordeaux, Paris, Lens… Almost all the teams were afraid, I didn't know why… It hurt. It was like when you played at Furiani eh… Bastia, it was like the Sporting Club de Toulon, it was very, very very hard. But the environment too… The environment in these two clubs is very difficult for the opposing teams. In Bastia, sometimes, we heard gunshots… Between your legs, you had to have them to play Furiani. But no, we weren't afraid, we had a very tough team too. Toulon has never been afraid, on any ground.”

Transcription Girondins4Ever