Garcia quits as Marseille manager ‘for the good of the project’

Rudi Garcia has quit as coach of Marseille after two and a half years in charge of the Ligue 1 club.Speaking at a press conference ahead of his sides final game of the season at home to Montpellier on Friday, and sitting alongside president Jacques-Henri Eyraud, Garcia, quoted by France Football,said: I have decided to leave.Garcia, 55, who had signed a contract extension in October through to the end of the 2020-21 season, added:Iproposed this solution to my president, who accepted it.If I listen to reason, I must stop this adventure.For the good of the project, it is better that we separate now.Just a year ago Garcia led Marseille to the Europa League final, only for his men to be beaten 3-0 by Atletico Madrid.This season the club bowed out of the competition at the group stage, embarrassingly lost to National 2 side Andrezieux in the Coupe de France, and can finish no higher than fifth in the league this season, therefore missing out on European football next term.Eyraud said:I have a lot of respect for Rudi.He will remain forever as the coach who brought OM to the European final.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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