Jorge Sampaoli has reached an agreement with Olympique de Marseille.
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An agreement has been reached between Jorge Sampaoli and Olympique de Marseille for a contract until 2023.
Jorge Sampaoli has the image of a hot coach in Europe, like his expulsion for his last match with Atlético Mineiro, in Brazil.
But Jorge Sampaoli is also a football romantic, not hesitating to try new tactics, or through his relationship with the players.
Jorge Sampaoli, a fan of OM.
The Argentine coach has officially left his club Atlérico Mineiro, Brazil, and an agreement has been reached with Olympique de Marseille for a contract until 2023, as announced by
La Provence on
Wednesday evening.
He could arrive by the weekend in Marseille, but the timing should be a bit too tight to see him on the bench against Lyon on Sunday (9 p.m.).
The last images of him as a coach in Brazil have already toured Marseille, Jorge Sampaoli was sent off for protest after returning to the field to insult the referee of the match.
The photos showing him following the end of the meeting hanging on the wire mesh of the stands aroused almost as much passions as those of his expulsion.
OM supporters already imagining him insulting Clément Turpin or Jean-Michel Aulas.
" That's great "
They directly echo one of the episodes that made Jorge Sampaoli known.
It was in 1996, at Alumni of Casilda in the regional division of Argentina.
“I was sent off the field because I was leaving the area assigned to me in front of the bench.
There were no stands, so I climbed a tree from where I gave instructions to the players, ”he confided to So Foot in 2016.
Behind this image of a volcanic character, Jorge Sampaoli remains relatively unknown in Europe, where he only coached one season, in Seville in 2016/2017.
A club where he met a certain Samir Nasri.
"It's tactics," the grinta.
He made his speeches before the games, he gave me chills.
You see a small steak trainer, shaved, tattooed, in tracksuit, he's just walking on the sidelines.
This guy is the bomb.
We had a crazy relationship.
I had just had a dog, I wanted to go see my family, I couldn't travel with the dog.
He said "bring me your dog, I'll keep it at home".
He has a special relationship with the players, but he's a real guy, ”testified the attacking midfielder during a live Instagram with Walid Acherchour.
Marc, host of the Sevilla FC France page on Twitter, also keeps fond memories of it.
“He comes in a difficult context, replacing Unai Emery, after three consecutive victories in the Europa League.
We know relatively early that he will arrive, and very quickly we learned his tactical plan: a defense of three, or five, and then an organization into a Christmas tree, ”he recalls.
"A great football memory"
This football romantic - "we didn't just want to win: we tried to be happy
“, He wrote in his farewell letter to Atlético Mineiro - very quickly was able to mark Sevilla FC with his paw.
“It was very encouraging, the first match in La Liga we won 5-3 against the Spaniard Barcelona, it was crazy.
It was going all over the place, with a very offensive game.
Tactically it was a bit nondescript
After that, things changed a lot, sometimes in 3-5-2, then in 3-4-3 and even in 3-6-0.
I rarely saw such a tactic, and it was very controlled.
We beat Barça and the great Atletico team at home, ”recalls Marc, who has analyzed more than twenty Sevilla matches under Sampaoli.
But the idyll did not last, as often with Jorge Sampaoli, for whom the record for longevity in a club peaks at 18 months.
“From the moment there were discussions for the Argentina selection, we lost it completely.
He's a guy who can twist at any time and has no composure, which is a bit tricky when you're the coach of a club like Sevilla.
The club did not want to let him go, they had recruited profiles for him so, to let go after four months, it doesn't make her feel good.
It was very badly experienced by the supporters, ”recalls the Sevilla FC specialist.
Samir Nasri's doping suspension in the middle of the season didn't help either.
But Marc has fond memories of Jorge Sampaoli's visit to Andalusia.
“It's a great football memory.
It is often seen through two prisms, either it was perfect or it was bad.
You have to stay measured.
He had a very good squad at the time.
His first part of the season was good, after he shit in the glue.
He will try things, and it will please, but you have to keep your feet on the ground.
Marriage with OM is pretty obvious, but it's not Bielsa.
He often changes his pattern which is not easy to follow.
But you're gonna see stuff you never see.
You are going to win matches, but you will suffer from tornadoes, ”he warns to OM supporters.
This is exactly what should please them: a coach as crazy and romantic as them.
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