Caen (AFP)
The president of Marseille Jacques-Henri Eyraud and his trainer André Villas-Boas, reassembled this week towards certain choices of his direction, have "clarified things and everything will return to normal", assured the Portuguese technician Friday, qualifying " lies "rumors of a departure from OM at the end of the season.
"I spoke with Jacques-Henri, we clarified things and everything will return to normal", launched Villas-Boas after OM's qualification against Granville in the Coupe de France in Caen (3-0), before returning to his controversial speech two days earlier at a press conference.
"I am an emotional man, I was in emotion when I spoke," said the coach. He had expressed his fears of losing players in the winter transfer window, not hiding his irritation at the recruitment of Paul Aldridge, specialist in the English market and possible chief degreaser, which he would have learned in the press.
"There is always a lack of communication in organizations which leads to situations like this," said Villas-Boas. With Mr. Eyraud, "we are two professional men who are able to put things in place for the good of OM, for the respect of the supporters and their love for the club".
The coach arrived this summer for two years has also denied information from the Parisian on Friday, the daily saying that he had already decided to end his contract at the end of the season due to the lack of means of the Marseille club even if the latter would qualify for the Champions League.
"Everything that came out today (Friday) is a lie. It's not true, I'm not looking for a night out in a big club, most likely you will find me in the desert (at driving a rally-raid car, his passion, editor's note) than in a big club, "said Villas-Boas.
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