De Zerbi's clear speech to his locker room after the OM – Lille fiasco

Tuesday evening, Olympique de Marseille experienced enormous disillusionment by being eliminated in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France by Lille (1-1, 3-4 tab). If it is true that the opponent was more than tough, OM had clearly displayed their ambitions in the competition the day before the match with in particular Leonardo Balerdi who wanted to win the trophy. The disappointment was therefore all the more immense as the Marseille club already does not play in the European Cup. The only advantage is that the Olympians will be able to concentrate solely on the championship, where qualification for the Champions League is more likely than ever.

De Zerbi wants to remember the positive!

Moreover, Roberto De Zerbi wanted to send a positive message to his players after this setback. As La Provence explains, the Italian approaches a clear philosophy: his players will be rewarded in the long term from the moment they sacrifice themselves and keep the good principles of play, which he has obviously observed against LOSC. At a press conference, the Marseille coach had already made a point of highlighting the good performance of his players and quickly moving forward in the championship.

“We are disappointed, but we must be proud. You have to be so in defeat if you feel like you've given everything, it happens. This is the case for my players, and that's why we equalized at the end. We have to start again, we only have the championship and we have to continue to push. That's the goal, and for that we have to win every match. It starts against Strasbourg. There is a gap with 4th place (6 points ahead of Nice), we must not lose sight of the front as well (PSG has 7 points more)“. Implied a new objective in sight, namely the title? The future will tell!

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