“I don’t want anything from Marseille, I don’t want money. I just want to leave because of my discrepancies with sports policy. It’s a shame to get to that,” said the Portuguese coach.
the technician André Villas-Boas announced that he has resigned as coach of Olympique de Marseille as he does not agree with the club’s sports policy., Although he specified that he will remain at the front of the team “until the management (lets) him leave”.
“I have submitted my resignation to the management, I still have no answer”, Said the coach at a press conference prior to the league match that will be played against Lens tomorrow.
Villas-Boas, who arrived in Marseille early last season at the hands of the then sporting director, Andoni Zubizarreta, criticized the club’s performance during the recent winter market, contrary to his wishes as a coach.
“I don’t want anything from Marseille, I don’t want money. I just want to leave because of my discrepancies with sports policy. It’s a shame to get to that,” said the coach, who confessed to having opposed the arrival of Olivier Ntcham, from Celtic Glasgow.
“It’s a decision that was made without my consent, I met him this morning when I read the press. He’s a player I said I didn’t want, he wasn’t in the basket,” said the coach, who to say that they also informed him very late of the departure of Nemanja Radonjic.
Villas-Boas said he will sit on the bench against Lens and that he expects a response from the club to his resignation, which disassociated himself from the incidents that took place last Saturday by certain radical fans in the sports city that motivated the postponement of the planned duel against Rennes.
after having qualified to the team for the Champions League in his first campaign, The results have been mediocre in the second, eliminated from European competition in the group stage and ninth in the table at 16 points from the leader.
“These results are my fault, but I can’t say the same for other things. I am very angry, not even in my worst nightmares did I expect to be in this situation. Four consecutive defeats, it hadn’t happened to me in my career. I want to get out of this. I have a love affair with Marseille, with France. I want to change the situation, “he said.
The coach, who last week said he would not stay at the club this season, to state that he prefers to resign before he is dismissed.
Villas Boas, 41 years old, he was already on the verge of leaving Marseille at the end of last season after the dismissal of Zubi, But the club convinced him to continue.
Winner of the UEFA Cup in 2011 with the I bring, A club with which he also won a Portuguese Cup, a championship and a Super Cup, the Portuguese coach has also led Chelsea (2011-2012), Tottenham (2012-2013), Zenith of St. Petersburg (2014-2016) i Shanghai SIPG (2016-2017).
In addition to the titles won with the I bring, In Russia he won a league, a Cup and a Super Cup.