It’s not just forests that are on fire these days. The statements of Grégory Schneider, Thursday in The Evening Team, ignited the planet Marseille. The journalist from Release explained during the debate program of the channel L’Equipe that for him, Olympique de Marseille could not receive “the label of the biggest French club”, which the Chilean rookie Alexis Sanchez had attached to him on Wednesday, during of his presentation to the press.
Then came back to the carpet the VA – OM corruption case in May 1993, just before the Champions League final won against AC Milan (1-0). Grégory Schneider spoke of a club “which poisoned opponents, which corrupted referees, which corrupted opponents, which bought a Champions League”. Before qualifying slightly: “I’m not going to say that they bought it, I’m going to say that it has no value in my eyes. »
Inevitably, Marseille fans reacted, often vigorously to say the least, on social networks. The club’s communications director, Jacques Cardoze, also apostrophized Grégory Schneider (who replied to him) on Twitter, about “insulting remarks for OM”.
Cardoze speaks of “venom”
“When a journalist has no proof, he advances the argument of inner conviction and lets hatred and jealousy spread… Your venom is so visible,” Cardoze said.
President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur region, Renaud Muselier also rose to the towers with this tweet: “In this video, the comments made by Grégory Schneider are insulting and unworthy. All this oozes contempt, hatred and the instinct of slander against the biggest club in France and its history. #TeamOM don’t mind… forever the first. »