Jean-Louis Gasset made a great debut at OM with two victories in two matches, Thursday in the Europa League and Sunday in Ligue 1 against Montpellier. Enough to silence the most skeptical.
Ideal start to the adventure for Jean-Louis Gasset at the head of Olympique de Marseille. Formalized as coach of the Phocéens on Tuesday two days before the Europa League return match against Shakhtar Donetsk, the 70-year-old technician qualified OM for the round of 16. Sunday evening against Montpellier, he followed up with a second success in a row, this time against Montpellier in style (4-1). In just a few days, Jean-Louis Gasset won over part of the Marseille public, including those who were very pessimistic when he arrived. Criticism about the age of the former Ivory Coast coach was particularly harsh, with some supporters comparing him to American President Joe Biden. At the microphone of Prime Video, the coach of Olympique de Marseille responded to the criticism and clearly, it affected Jean-Louis Gasset.
“The comparison with Joe Biden made me laugh a little. I laughed heartily. I know that when you work in the media, people like to heckle. That’s fine with me…I try to answer in my own way” replied Jean-Louis Gasset after OM’s victory against Montpellier on Sunday evening in Ligue 1. In the meantime, the former ASSE coach managed to revive the Olympian players and give them a new state of mind , which he savored after the victory against the MHSC. “They were at the bottom of the bucket, it wasn’t hard. I have a little experience talking to them, I have a few anecdotes. And as long as there is life, there is hope. We had to make them understand that, it was up to them to react. I came to help them. The fact of having 100 days shows that I am not in it for the long term, I am not a careerist. I explain to the players the right solution, we had to find the formula” appreciated the former assistant of Laurent Blanc, who hopes to continue Saturday with a third victory in three matches at the head of OM on the Clermont lawn. And further silence the skeptics about his age.