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Two weeks after their home defeat against Auxerre (1-3), OM travel to RC Lens on Saturday. Delayed by the snow that fell in Paris, Leonardo Balerdi and Geronimo Rulli will only join the group this Friday evening in Lens and Roberto De Zerbi had to work with a limited workforce due to selection calls.
Thoroughly beaten Stade Vélodrome before the international break by Auxerre (1-3), l’ABOUT must react on Saturday to the RC Lens. A meeting for which Roberto De Zerbi will not be able to count on Amine Harit, Derek Cornelius et Pol Lirolaall three injured and withdrawn. Summoned with theArgentine, Leonardo Balerdi et Geronimo Rulli as for them, they were only able to join the rest of the group this Friday evening at Lens.
Argentinians delayed by snow in Paris
« We prepared for this match a little this morning, we prepare it a little more this evening, we try to be as ready as possible. The Argentinians were unable to join us because of the snow in Paris, so they will join us directly in Lens this evening. We are trying to prepare for this match without excuses, knowing that we will really have to play a big match and try to win “, declared Roberto DeZerbi at a press conference.
“We had to work with seven, eight fewer players”
« We had to work with seven, eight fewer players. We worked a lot on the physical aspect, the intensity, little on the tactical side because there wasn't much we could do », added the coach of theABOUTwho expects a completely different face from his team after the defeat against Auxerre. « We leave with our certainties, those of knowing that we have a strong team, even if we know what we must do to progress. We do not accept, me personally, but the players and the club in general, a match like the one we had against Auxerre. I'm not just talking about the result because it happens at the end, but about the appearance of the match and what we did on the pitch which was clearly not enough to be able to obtain a result. »