OM is sounding the first alarm!

The machine jams. Already. Defeated on the Strasbourg pitch last weekend, Olympique de Marseille conceded a draw (1-1) on Friday evening at the opening of the 7th day of Ligue 1. Still third in the championship while waiting for the other matches , the Olympian club is marking time after a more than convincing start to the season. In front of its audience, the Marseille team once again showed its limits against the SCO of Angers. Authors of a very disappointing first act, the Phocaeans were still able to count on Jonathan Rowe, scorer after his entry into play, before conceding the equalizer on a jewel Farid El-Melali, elected man of the match by the FM editorial staff.

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After the match, the Olympians logically displayed their frustration, starting with Jonathan Rowe. “It’s disappointing, we would have liked to do better in front of our audience, we have to try a lot harder in front of them. We deserved to win, but it didn’t happen. It’s my first goal at the Stade Vélodrome, I would have liked to come away with victory. We need to get back on track for the next match.”notably indicated the Englishman at the microphone of DAZN. Regrets also shared by his captain, Leonardo Balerdi.

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“For us, it’s a defeat. We feel that way in the locker room. It’s hard, but we have to improve everything, we have to learn with this type of match. We have to do different things than today as a team, we can’t lose two points at home, we have to do better. There were chances, but we have to do more at home. It’s normal that it takes time, but in this club there is no time. In the next matches, we will have to be present”alerted the Argentine defender. Present at the broadcaster’s microphone a few moments later, Roberto De Zerbi also showed himself frustrated.

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“We saw fatigue with certain players in the first half, we tried to have control, to go to the finishing zone, we were in continuity with the rhythm, to attack. There were these expulsions and it is no longer the same match at all, we must continue to work, we must not play too many matches like Strasbourg, like today.first indicated the Italian technician, refusing to argue about the evening’s refereeing decisions. Relaunched on the appearance of this meeting and the start of the season for his men, the former Brighton coach however made no excuses.

“It’s not a question of time, we had time to build this team, yes, it’s a team that must correspond to the supporters and we are still under construction, a lot of players have arrived, but we have to find the dynamics. Today, we are angry after a match like this.”finally admitted the 45-year-old tactician. Third in Ligue 1, OM – who could be joined by Stade de Reims and see AS Monaco and PSG take a lead – will now have to react after the international break during the trip to Montpellier…