Since becoming OM coach, Roberto De Zerbi has had the unpleasant surprise of regularly seeing secrets from his locker room published in the press. Proof that one, or more, moles are running rampant behind his back?
The anecdote is sublime. And it really pleased OM supporters. Before facing Brest for the first match of the 2024-2025 season, Roberto De Zerbi shows his players the proposal received and signed from Manchester United. “This is the contract they offered me, a contract for several seasons with the salary you imagine. This is where I haven't been, because I put my passion before money. I came to Marseille for passion. Football is my life, 24 hours a day…” Beyond the legendary scene, a question arises: how can this kind of thing come out in the media? Because since the start of the season, this is not the first time.
The OM locker room, a sieve?
Since Roberto De Zerbi has been in charge of OM, it is quite common to read little secrets from his locker room in the media. As if one or more players leaked information to journalists, local or national. After the match against Auxerre, for example, many details were published by the newspaper L'Équipe around De Zerbi's anger. Attitudes and comments were relayed, such as what the Italian said to his captain, Leonardo Balerdi: “You’re short of coui…!” » The Marseille locker room has become a sieve, as the “EspoirsduFootball” account on “X” rightly notes..
OM must react
For a club as volcanic and lively as OM, even more so with a passionate coach like Roberto De Zerbi, the project cannot function without the total confidence of the locker room and its workforce. If the slightest information appears in the media within a few days, it is because there is a problem and OM must resolve it urgently.
