Even before he was installed as OM coach, the Italian Roberto De Zerbi was vilified by Raymond Domenech.
Raymond Domenech is known for not liking foreign coaches, especially Italians. Those who had any doubts on this subject were able to see it Thursday evening during the intervention of the former coach on the subject of Roberto De Zerbi.
Domenech not a fan of De Zerbi
The former Brighton manager is set to take charge of Olympique Marseille. A solution that does not excite Domenech, who believes that the transalpine technician is overestimated. OM only wants foreign coaches, well done, because it’s popular in Europe, but De Zerbi doesn’t have a better track record than many coaches.”
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To those who pointed out that this coach has achieved great things in the Premier League, the former boss of the Blues retorted: “Brighton?” How many did they finish in the last English championship? He’s behind all the big guys. It’s the French Reims, well done. This is his place (editor’s note, in mid-table teams). He was at Sassuolo before and only spent one year at Donetsk…I have nothing against the fact that he is Italian. He realized that next year he was going to finish 15e in Brighton, and that’s why he left.”
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A Gattuso-style destiny?
To conclude, Domenech recalled that there was similar enthusiasm to the announcement of Gattuso’s arrival in Marseille. “I like pretty names. The names are beautiful. I’m willing, but Gattuso when he arrived, we said the same thing. On enthusiasm, animation and the relationship with the public. I’m waiting to see. Already, he has not yet terminated with Brighton, so it is the next soap opera. Maybe tomorrow we will say that it is Duchmol who arrives in Marseille and not De Zerbi.”
In the past, mainly when he was president of the coaches union, Domenech had already been highly criticized towards Italian coaches. In addition to Gattuso, he notably attacked Fabio Grosso, when the latter took over the reins of his favorite club OL.
