Medhi Benatia reveals her truths about the situation of Roberto De Zerbi

Last Friday, Olympique de Marseille missed the opportunity to get back on PSG in the standings by conceding a heavy defeat against Auxerre, at the Vélodrome (1-3). At the end of the meeting, Roberto De Zerbi let out a big rant which surprised: “I have to take responsibility for this defeat at home. We're having difficulties at home, that's clear. I don't know if it's a lack of courage or personality. I came here to play at the Vélodrome, because I wanted to live the experience. If the problem is me, I'm ready to leave.”he explained.

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“I'm leaving without the money, the rest I don't care. I don't want to make excuses and talk nonsense. I'm not going to escape, we have to face reality.”added the Italian manager. After this shocking declaration, following a very complicated match, Medhi Benatia agreed to return to the content of the match against AJA: “in a match like this, there is no need to hide. This is unacceptable. With all the respect I have for Auxerre, which is a team with quality, OM could not put on a match like that, unacceptable. The coach, the supporters and we suffered”he first explained on the airwaves of RMC.

Medhi Benatia supports Roberto De Zerbi

Before defending the exit of Roberto De Zerbi. “When you’re OM, you can’t afford to show a face like that. The coach suffered on the bench, that's why it led him to these statements. You have to know the coach. Before going with a coach like De Zerbi, we knew the character very well. The man who makes his living from football is his passion. He is a man who lives for football, people did not believe that he had chosen OM rather than big clubs. He took his responsibilities. It’s not necessarily a coherent speech, but it lives on passion”assured Benatia.

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Before revealing the behind the scenes of this speech. “He told me: 'If I'm the problem, don't hesitate. I don't need the money.' When we talk about responsibilities, he took his own. The trust we have in him, I don’t even need to talk about it”. Today third in Ligue 1, with poor form at home, Olympique de Marseille will have to recover after the international break with a trip to Lens, then the reception of Monaco.