Roberto De Zerbi wants to move forward. Very marked by the defeat against Auxerre (1-3) before the international break, the Italian technician hopes for a start from his players this afternoon (5 p.m.) on the lawn of the Racing Club de Lens. When he found his players this week in training, the Italian did not want to return intensely to this meeting and was content to observe his troops in training, limiting speeches as much as possible to according to information from L’Equipe.
The sports daily also tells us that he took the opportunity to speak with his leaders and in particular his loyal support Giovanni Rossi, who arrived this summer to support him. The latter would even have played a calming role after this more than frustrating outing against the AJA. “RDZ”’s speech to his players was above all marked by three principles: “adaptation”, “personality” and “patience”, the coach always being convinced of the quality of his group in assimilating his playing principles.
Giovanni Rossi played appeasement with De Zerbi!
This is in line with his comments yesterday at a press conference where he said he did not want to abandon ship: “We had to work with seven or eight fewer players. We worked on the physical, less on the tactics. We have a strong team, we know what we have to do to progress. I, but the players and the club in general, do not accept the match against Auxerre. On the ground, it was not enough. I didn't use strong words. I just took responsibility. We played five matches at the Vélodrome, one victory, two draws and two defeats. I take my own responsibilities. If you think I'm going to resign, that it's my idea, I really want to emphasize that I'm not running away. I stay here, I did not flee from Shakhtar even when Putin launched bombings in kyiv. I believe in this OM, in the players I coach. I’m not going anywhere else.” One thing is certain, we will have to avoid a misstep this afternoon in Bollaert or risk entering a real crisis.
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A manager from Olympique de Marseille would have played a big role in calming Roberto De Zerbi during the international break. Roberto De Zerbi wants to move forward. Very marked by the defeat against Auxerre (1-3) before the international break, the Italian technician hopes for a start from his players this afternoon (5 p.m.) on the lawn of the Racing Club de Lens.
