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A well-known French international in Marseille has made strong revelations about the president of the Marseille club.
At the end of a season marked by violent conflicts with groups of supporters, Pablo Longoria knows that he is expected to make a difference regarding the short-term future of theOlympic Marseille. And the club president provided a first response by hiring Roberto De Zerbi, one of the most highly rated coaches on the continent.
Renowned for his powerful network and his in-depth knowledge of football, Longoria stands out in the landscape of club directors. The Spaniard has built his career on his qualities as a sporting director. This was confirmed by a well-known player in the stands of the Vélodrome: Mattéo Guendouzi.
“He knows his stuff in football.”
Having spent time in Marseille between 2021 and 2023, the 2022 vice-world champion made some strong confessions about Pablo Longoria. For our first date, he surprised me, he shocked me with his knowledge of football and everything he knew about me as a player.launched the French international in an interview given to the media Carré.
“He remembered the matches I played when I was 17 in the French team. He said to me: ‘Mattéo, when I followed you a lot, you did that in this match with the French team. Now, with Lorient, you did that. Why did you react like that on the pitch?’ He knew absolutely all my matches as a five-six back, it surprised me. In terms of football, he knows his stuff perfectly.“. An edifying testimony to confirm, if necessary, that Pablo Longoria is a football encyclopedia.
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