Jean-Louis Gasset is the fourth coach to sit on the Marseille bench this season. He was fired from his post as coach of Côte d'Ivoire in the middle of the African Cup of Nations.
Marseille supporters welcomed the arrival of Laurent Blanc's former assistant to Paris SG and the French team with a certain skepticism. The club is ninth in Ligue 1, eliminated in the Coupe de France and has not won against a professional team since mid-December.