RMC is relocating the After this Thursday evening to Marseille, to the premises of Provence, for a program specially dedicated to OM with Medhi Benatia as guest. The club’s sports advisor was immediately asked about his likely future appointment as sports director. “It’s starting strong, so I saysmiled the Olympian leader, who confirmed that nothing had yet been signed. I want to continue to help this club, regardless of the contract, regardless of the function.“
Benatia first took stock of the first part of the season. “From an accounting standpoint, we are very satisfied. We changed a lot in the offseason. We must try to be measured, both when things are not going well and when we have a string of results like now. We have a 3 to 5 year project, we know that we invested a lot in July with the desire to change everything. I had my first six months at OM where on a personal level it was very difficult, I suffered a lot, like all the supporters and lovers of the club. We had to change a lot. If everything is not perfect, we are second in Ligue 1, we have a great coach, I enjoy watching this team play. When you see the last series we did, the character that is developing in the team, the communion with the supporters, we see that people believe in the project. This is already the biggest victory.“
If he particularly regretted the performances against Auxerre and Paris at the Vélodrome, Benatia especially returned to the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi in Marseille. “The biggest blow this summer was the coach. When you bring a guy like Roberto De Zerbi back to Ligue 1… Beyond L1, it was Marseille who convinced him. I already knew him personally, we trusted each other and we liked each other. I told him that I wanted to talk to him about my project but not on the phone, so I took the plane at 11:30 p.m. and I said to him: ‘Come on, let’s have breakfast together tomorrow.’ I knew that opposite, there was Manchester United… I played on what I had, a project that we built around it. He’s a brilliant person, he likes to listen to others, to discuss, but I don’t think he needs our advice.”
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