The trolls are hungry for more. "Let go! "" Congratulate Bayern that we are having fun! The community manager of OM received dozens of messages of this kind, on Twitter, this Monday the day after the defeat of PSG in the final of the Champions League. But he kept silent. Not even a small emoji made reference to the Parisian failure, mocked by several former Olympians such as André-Pierre Gignac, Djibril Cissé or the Brazilian Brandão while at the same time scenes of jubilation took place in the Old Port. .
"We chose to communicate upstream", explains a Marseille leader. Before the final, OM launched an appeal for calm illustrated by a photo of Didier Deschamps lifting the cup with big ears on May 26, 1993. “Many supporters find it good not to have reacted afterwards the match ”, continues this leader. Others would have preferred that OM take revenge for the jokes that followed the defeat in the Europa League final against Atlético de Madrid in May 2018 (3-0).
Football and Marseille are a unique story, a strong relationship, unparalleled popular fervor and legendary rivalries.
Tonight, OM calls for calm and responsibility, because violence does not solve anything.
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Jonathan, from Commando Ultra 84, is not one of them: “The club is right to gain height. There are enough supporters ready to defend the image of OM on social networks or in the street. "The Old Guard of the Ultras placed a banner in front of the Velodrome:" 1976, 1993, 2020… Munich is magic! ". Others had chosen a more radical option: Sunday evening, a handful of hooligans tracked possible Parisian fans around the Old Port. Four people were arrested after clashes with the CRS. Eight police officers were injured.
"Today, there is no photo between Paris and Marseille"
“This violence saddens me, but everything that is chambering, I like it. Football needs madness, ”comments René Poutet, boss of OM's Handi fan club. He appreciated Dimitri Payet's joke: the playmaker, currently arrested after testing positive for Covid-19, posted on Twitter a GIF (an animated image) with a PSG jersey falsely decorated with a star… The one that actually adorns the Marseille coat of arms. “Last year, that would have annoyed me, admits Daniel, member of the Fanatics. But he had a great match against OL after clashing Rudi Garcia (2-1, November 10, 2019). If that gives him additional motivation to ensure at the Park… ”
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Will the motivation be enough, on September 13, when OM will play against a PSG already established its second official match? “Payet should have remained focused on his objectives rather than commenting on the news, plague the former Olympian Manuel Amoros, winner of the 1993 Champions League. The Parisians will not be insensitive to this statement. They will show that unfortunately, today, there is no photo between Paris and Marseille. "
