‘Those who think I’ll be nice the entire time are wrong’ – Bruno Génésio sets out his stool as Marseille manager

‘Those who think I’ll be nice the entire time are wrong’ – Bruno Génésio sets out his stool as Marseille manager Olympique de Marseille’s new manager Bruno Génésio appeared in front of the press for the first time on Wednesday afternoon at the club’s training ground. The Frenchman brings experience and a calm temperament, following a chaotic 2025-2026 season at OM which was anything but. The former Lille, Rennes, and Lyon manager will have to work under certain financial constraints, with the DNCG having capped the player’s salaries and the club needing to sell players. “It’s true I’m a pragmatic trainer, everyone has their method, there were good things done before that we have to respect. We also have to adapt to the individual qualities of the team,” said the Frenchman at a press confernece attended by Get French Football News. “I have principles and beliefs, I think you know, I want a team which is proactive in getting back the ball, and with the ball I want a lot of freedom.” “A victory here is not the same as victories in other clubs,” added Génésio. “The same goes for defeats, it’s the context around the club which is like that. But we know that, if you can’t accept that then you shouldn’t come here. I heard a lot of things that you should be a bit crazy to manage OM, but I don’t believe it.” “I think that being lucid and having a cool head in difficult moments is also important. Those who think I will be nice all the time, kind to people, they will be wrong. We need to find a bit more calm inside the club today.” “Sometimes we need the fervour, we need a bit of madness in a game. But we have to use it when we need it.” Les Marseillais will be heading later today to Ivory Coast for a pre-season camp and several friendlies to prepare for the new season.  GFFN | George Boxall – reporting from La Commanderie, Marseille.