First press conference for Jorge Sampaoli as new Olympique Marseille coach. After the farewell of Villa Boas, the Argentinian has ended his mandatory quarantine weeks and has directed his first training session.
The first Ligue 1 match will be against Rennes, with OM currently eighth in the league: "The current situation is not ideal for both us and the fans, the shirt unite us and we have to win, we are obliged to. I suffered during Sunday's game in the Cup (Marseille has lost against Canet Roussillon, fourth division side), I hope the players see the game against Rennes as an opportunity. Language won't be a problem as we will talk football, it's a matter of passion, contagious passion".
About Bielsa, one of his idol in Argentina: "Bielsa is a reference for many coaches and for me in particular. I won't copy him, he's impossibile to be copied: my only target is to help the club to going out from a difficult situation".
