The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 international is gutted at not being able to become the coach of the Ligue 1 giants and feels that he deserved to be given the role instead of Elie Baup
Last night, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 moved in swiftly to make Elie Baup the new coach of the club following Didier Deschamps’ decision to walk away from the Stade Velodrome.
However, the former Nantes manager was not the only person in contention for the coaching role at the Rhone club. The likes of Fabrizio Ravanelli, Bernd Schuster and Sven http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Goran-c15135 Eriksson were also in the race for the Marseille hot-seat. However, in the end,
it was Baup who was eventually named the coach of the troubled club.
The Frenchman has signed a two-year contract with the Rhone club. Baup left coaching after the 2008/2009 campaign with FC Nantes. Reports claim that it was the club’s major shareholder, Margarita Louis-Dreyfus who gave the final decision.
Many people consider the appointment as a risky once especially since Baup has not been in management for a good three years.
Though a host of candidates were shortlisted for the job, in the end, it was a clear competition between Eilie Baup and Fabrizio Ravanelli. Vincent Labrune seriously considered giving the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 to the Italian but MLD’s final ruling means that Baup would be
at the held for two years and will be given the task of rebuilding a squad that is bound to face tough times in the upcoming campaign.
After missing out on the job, Fabrizio Ravanelli has expressed his disappointment. The former Juventus star while talking to RMC, said that though he has no managerial experience, he still feels that he can do a great job.
The former striker gave the example of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Mancini and Antonio Conte who did so well in the debuts campaigns.
“I look around myself the results of some coaches in their first season. Antonio Conte won the Italian championship with Juventus, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 the Coppa Italia with Fiorentina, Di Matteo Champions League and what about Guardiola? I am the first fan of OM. I
deserved to be coach of this club. I’m sure if I was the coach, I would have done a great job. I know football well because I was a player in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.”
Certainly, the ‘White Feather’ feels that he deserves to be given a fair chance.
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