Soccer Football - Olympique de Marseille Press Conference - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - March 9, 2021 New Olympique de Marseille coach Jorge Sampaoli during the press conference REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
(Reuters) - Olympique de Marseille's players must come together to fight for the shirt and put the turbulent events of the past few weeks behind them if they are to salvage the club's campaign, new manager Jorge Sampaoli said on Tuesday.
Sampaoli replaced Andre-Villas Boas, who was suspended on Feb. 2, hours after the Portuguese coach offered to resign over disagreements with the club's board, and takes over last year's French Ligue 1 runners-up who are languishing in eighth place.
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