Michael Amir Murillo would have a new coach at Olympique

Panamanian Michael Amir Murillo which he recently signed Olympique de Marseille in France, will have a new coach, after the departure of the Spanish coach Marcelino García Toral.

Spanish Marcelino García Toral left the bench Olympicgiven the team’s poor results and after only seven official games coached by him, the team moved on this Tuesday newspaper L’Equipe.

The coach of Asturias informed the players about his departure from the club. Marseilles and former French strikerwith Jean-Pierre Papin, currently an advisor to club president Pablo Longoria, will be the one to lead the team this Thursday in the Europa League against Ajax Amsterdamwrites the paper on its website.

Departure from Marceline It comes less than 24 hours after the leaders of the fan groups Marseilles met with the professional staff of the club headed by Longoriain order to express deep dissatisfaction with the entity’s sports policy.

Marceline arrived at the beginning of the season Marseilles to replace Croatian Igor Tudor, who despite good results decided not to continue his adventure in the French team, when he finished third in the table, which opened the door for him to return to the top of the European competition.

But with the help of the Spanish coach, ex Valencia and Athletic Bilbao, among other things, the French team failed to overcome the qualifying phase of the Champions League, where they were defeated in a draw against Panathinaikos.

In the French league, men from Marceline They achieved only two victories in the first five rounds, and the team’s play received a lot of criticism, both from the press and from the fans. The team is third in the standings with 9 points, just two behind the leader Paris Saint-Germain.

Papin, who has advised Longoria since November last year, will take charge of the team next Thursday in what will be his second experience at the helm of the French premier league, having managed Lens in the 2008-2008 season. after he advanced to Strasbourg.
The last time he was on the bench was in the third division at the head of Chartres, between 2020 and 2022.