Mehdi Benatia comments on the situation of Roberto De Zerbi and his future. The Moroccan leader is not satisfied with the game displayed but wants to see his coach stay.
After the recent results of Olympique de Marseille in Ligue 1, Mehdi Benatia spoke on RMC Sport. The Moroccan leader is clearly frustrated with the situation but gives his total confidence to Roberto De Zerbi.
“In a match like that, there is no need to hide. It's unacceptable. We're talking about a project, about patience. With all the respect I have for Auxerre, when you're OM you don't can't allow you 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 on a coach like De Zerbi. we knew the character very well. football, it's his passion. He chose OM When you know the character, you know that he sticks to this city. He told me. : 'if I'm the problem, don't hesitate. I don't need the money.' When we talk about responsibilities, he took on his own. The trust we have in him, I don't even need to talk about it. I can't say that it's a normal speech. He is a man of passion. Against Nantes, I didn't like the 2MT. He wants to see his team play and win with character. I can give a game of analysis. -0 halftime. Afterwards we do it. a bad first quarter of an hour against Strasbourg, we lacked intensity with individual marking. We have twelve new players, that is understandable, the defeat, why not. compared to PSG, you don't have the right to have a non-match in combativeness. That's unacceptable and I don't understand it.
I see how we prepared for the match against Paris. We wanted to press high with marking and play with high full-backs to attack behind them. We don't do any of that. We have an audience of connoisseurs. They are demanding, that's all. We have a record number of subscribers. The turns were there until the end against Auxerre. The coach is suffering. Roberto is excessive. When it resumes, it will start again. He is the man for the job and there is no discussion,” Benatia said on RMC Sport.
When it resumes after the international break, Olympique de Marseille will find itself facing a series of major challenges. The Phocéens will begin their return to the field with a perilous trip to RC Lens, before making two crucial receptions at the Vélodrome, first against AS Monaco then LOSC. Between these two home matches, OM will also have to travel to Saint-Étienne, where ASSE awaits them in its legendary Chaudron.
This series of decisive matches comes in a difficult context for Marseille, which is coming off an unexpected defeat against AJ Auxerre, a setback which weakened the players' confidence and fueled concerns around the group.
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