OM: “He toughened his tone”, De Zerbi’s pressure move!

Undefeated since its home defeat against AJ Auxerre (1-3), OM's good momentum has come through a tactical change made by Roberto De Zerbi, but also through a toughening of its management. As indicated by journalist Florent Germain, if the Italian technician could turn a blind eye to certain attitudes before, this is no longer the case.

The defeat when receiving theALSO Auxerre last November 8 (1-3) marked a turning point in the season ofABOUT. Since then, the Olympians have chained together four victories in their last five matches, with the latest on Sunday against Havre (5-1). This involved a tactical reorganization and a move to a three-way defense, but also a change in management on the part of Roberto DeZerbi.

“He let certain things pass that he no longer lets pass in his attitude”

« Something clicked after OM-Auxerre. De Zerbi questioned himself in the system. He toughened the tone in his management, he let certain things pass that he no longer lets pass in his attitude. And it is clear that he has a management which may seem simple: the one who deserves to play, by his performances and his attitude in training, will play “, declared the journalist Florent Germain in the show Rothen ignites on RMC.

“It’s very clear, messages are being sent to certain players”

The perfect example is the choice of Roberto DeZerbi to start Bilal Nadir on Sunday against Le Havrerather than a player like Ismaël Konérecruited for €12M last summer: “ This was seen with the choice of Bilal Nadir who was able to surprise from the outside, but internally we felt that Nadir had taken the lead over players like Ismaël Koné. In De Zerbi's eyes, Nadir is better than Koné. Let's not even talk about the Neal Maupay – Elye Wahi case, because at the start of the season, De Zerbi said that Wahi was his starter, he wanted to protect Wahi, it's over. It's very clear, messages are sent to certain players. »