The common points between the new duo on the bench of OM, they both work at Olympique de Marseille and have the diplomas required to manage a championship match.
Nasser Larguet is the director of the club's training center while Philippe Anziani is the coach of the reserve team, currently in National 2.
In the wake of AVB's shock press conference, like Marcelo Bielsa announcing his departure where no one expected, Marseille leaders held a crisis meeting to decide who will be the bench of the team tonight against Lens.
Nasser Larguet was therefore chosen, urgently, to carry out this next match.
His first and only experience on a bench dates back to 2004 when he was in charge of the reserve team at Le Havre.
This time, it will be the professional world, in Ligue 1.
Hecatomb in the Olympian midfield
The second henchman, Philippe Anziani will also rediscover Ligue 1 (12 matches as head coach in Nantes), far from the reserve team with whom he is currently last in his group of National 2, a victory in eight days.
Regarding the staff to be made up urgently to support the group, Maxence Flachez, assistant of the Olympian reserve and Laurent Spinosi, the goalkeeper coach of the reserve team, who had left the first team after the league title in 2010 are traveling.
Another puzzle to come for the new staff of OM: which midfielder to align tonight against Lens?
Between Valentin Rongier (injured), Michaël Cuissance, Saîf-Eddine Khaoui and Pape Gueye (suspended), it is the hecatomb in the midfield of Marseille.
In his luggage, Philippe Anziani called three midfielders from the reserve as reinforcement: Cheick Souaré, Oussama Targhalline and Ugo Bertelli.
The first could start titular, alongside Kamara.
The new winter recruit Olivier Ntcham will not have the opportunity to play his first match, since he is not called up in the group.
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- Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) February 3, 2021
On duty until Classico this weekend
The interim staff will be in charge of the first team against Lens and this weekend, against PSG (February 7).
An appointment unlike any other, in unprecedented conditions.
This period would leave time for Marseille sports director Pablo Longoria to find a solution: a coach for 6 months just to finish the season or leave with a new coach in the long term, from now on.
In view of the exceptional situation unfolding in Marseille, the group did not fly to Lens yesterday, but this morning.
With the help of a new staff, the Olympians will have to stop a series of three consecutive defeats, far from the heavy atmosphere that hovers around the Marseille city.
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