This Saturday, November 23, OM travels to the North to face RC Lens. A victory or a defeat could well shape the coming season for Roberto De Zerbi's men.
Marseille and instability, it’s a great love story! Despite a 3rd place in Ligue 1 after 11 days, OM have big regrets after losing points at the Orange Vélodrome against seemingly affordable teams. Angers, Reims, Auxerre… Against these 3 teams at home, the Phocaeans only took one point out of 9 possible. Enough to annoy everyone in the Marseille city.
This Saturday, November 23, after 2 weeks of international break, OM will return to Ligue 1 with a trip to RC Lens. Against the Sang et Or, Leonardo Balerdi's teammates will have no room for error for several reasons…
A crazy schedule to come
After this RC Lens – OM, the Marseillais will only have big posters to end 2024. In the process, the Phcoéens will host AS Monaco (1/12) at the Orange Vélodrome before traveling to Saint-Étienne ( 8/12). Poorly ranked in Ligue 1, ASSE will still be difficult to pick up at the Chaudron.
To end the year 2024, OM will host LOSC (11/15). Bruno Génésio's Lille team achieved historic performances in the Champions League, having brought down Real Madrid (1-0) and Atlético Madrid (3-1). Currently LOSC has only one point less than OM in Ligue 1, the gap should be as close on December 15…
De Zerbi, a worrying rant to forget
Like all Marseille supporters, Roberto De Zerbi lost his temper after OM – AJ Auxerre (1-3). Very touched after another defeat at the Vélodrome, the Italian coach said he was ready to resign if “he was the problem”. Since then, reinforced by management, Roberto De Zerbi affirmed last week that he had never intended to resign.
However, this rant shows how much pressure is on his group and that the upcoming series of matches will be closely watched. In the event of several defeats, it would not be surprising if Roberto De Zerbi leaves OM. Demanding of himself, the Marseille coach is there to win titles and not to be satisfied with crumbs.
Win to stay in touch with PSG
Supporters dream of it… Winning a title? The people of Marseille have lost the flavor for more than 10 years. With PSG in less form since the departure of Kylian Mbappé, the title still seems playable despite the 9 more points for the Parisians and a Classico largely to the advantage of the capital club.
The reason to still believe in an OM exploit? Shocks to come in Ligue 1 and the Champions League for PSG. If OM performs flawlessly until 2025, the Marseillais could not be far from Luis Enrique's gang. While waiting to dream, we must win on Saturday against RC Lens.
