“Competing with PSG” and the anecdote from De Zerbi's giant screen… Longoria's exit in the Italian press

While in Rome for a conference, Pablo Longoria took the time to give an interview to Corriere della Sera. The president of OM, who faces Lens on Saturday in Ligue 1, did not fail to mention the ambitions of the Olympian club. With words that will not fail to please the supporters, even if they are still in shock from the last one-sided Classic (0-3) and a team swept away by Auxerre (1-3) during the 11^e day at the Vélodrome.

« OM has American ownership (Frank McCourt) who believes a lot in leadershiphe says. We have a recovery project which is based on three years: the objective is to compete with PSG. In the meantime, we are the only team to have won the Champions League. » Asked about the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi this summer, from Brighton, the Marseille boss is more pleased than ever with this choice. “ This was during the days when I was looking for a technician. A friend calls me and whispers: 'Next week, De Zerbi leaves Brighton. Don't say anything.' I hang up and call Edo Crnjar, his agent, and I tell him: 'I know it's impossible but I'll try.' I convinced him with transparency, with passion and with the project. Roberto followed his heart, I believe that the enthusiasm of the city and of the OM supporters, who have 49,000 subscribers, played a role.. »

The anecdote about De Zerbi

Also read
Frank McCourt and Pablo Longoria at Le Figaro: “OM is not for sale, we are here for a very long time”

In the interview delivered to our Italian colleagues, Pablo Longoria reveals an anecdote about the Italian technician, who has not yet transposed his mark on the Marseille game. “ One day, he asked me for the budget to buy an electronic board to explain the tactical diagrams. I replied that there was no problem, convinced that he would have taken an iPad. I ended up with a giant screen on the training ground, like those adapted to stadiums », whispered Longoria, smiling. Saturday, OM travels to Lens for the 12^e day of Ligue 1.

SEE ALSO – Paris SG: the snowball fight between Gianluigi Donnarumma and João Neves