Olympique Marseille chief Mehdi Benatia has explained hiring former Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi this summer.
De Zerbi has made a positive instant impact with OM in his first season.
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Benatia told BeIN Sports: "We saw that he was in the process of resigning, I called him out on his nerve. He listened to me, I told him that he had to give the team an identity again.
"He is passionate, he needs real people around him.
"My dream is to have 3 or 4 players trained at OM and a competitive team in Europe. We play with important young people for the team like Ismaël Koné or Mason Greenwood."