Jean Tigana wore the Girondins de Bordeaux jersey during the 80's before finishing his playing career at OM at the start of the 90's. He therefore experienced the confrontations between the presidents Tapie and Bez. "The rivalry existed between Bez and Tapie, I think that journalists took great advantage of it. It was just fantastic for the Press and the television with these two figures. Today it is a lot softer, there is not the same intensity in the declarations".
But this rivalry had implications on the pitch with the physical impact. " the Bez / Tapie conflict was quite important, remembers Jean Tigana. When we arrived in Marseille it was never easy as there were always declarations that got the public fired up. That is finished today, teverything is correct and there is no more aggressivity between the two clubs".
