Despite OM's third place in Ligue 1, some consultants display a certain skepticism regarding the level of OM coach Roberto De Zerbi.
Unlike most observers, some consultants do not hesitate to display their doubts regarding Roberto De Zerbi. This is particularly the case of Raymond Domenech, even if this is not the first time that the former coach of the Blues has expressed his doubts concerning a foreign coach: “ When the opponent, like Montpellier or Lyon, opens the game, Marseille gets carried away. But when they meet more compact teams, like Auxerre, it's another problem. If the opponent closes the game, (Roberto) De Zerbi does not seem capable of providing a real solution. I didn't see that De Zerbi was capable of demonstrating anything, his game, there is nothing and they are caught on the counter. (…) They won two matches against Brest and Montpelier, Brest was on the street (…). They don't win on mastery of the game. Against Lens, if there is no foul it makes 2-2. » declared Domenech on the channel The Team.
Domenech is not the only one to doubt De Zerbi since this is also the case of Marc Libbra, former OM player, who gave his opinion on the occasion of the Stephen Brunch show on RMC : “What bothers me the most is that it’s been twelve days. In twelve days, what happened, what did we see? Today, are OM establishing their domination? No. Are they capable of making the difference in key moments? No. It's always not at once, it's always at times. If today it does not find an identity… And for me the other important point is that when you have a team, you are aware that after twelve days, you have seen your squad, you have had the time to prepare it. What De Zerbi wants to put in place, I think it won't work at OM. » launched the consultant.
Finally, during the issuance of RMC Rothen ignitesChristophe Dugarry was more nuanced, even if he expects a lot more from the current coach of Olympique de Marseille: “ The other (Roberto De Zerbi) is neither (Didier) Deschamps nor (Pep) Guardiola. (…) I will be extremely vigilant and I don’t know if I will be sufficiently lenient with the OM coach. To me, there is no excuse. He doesn't play the Champions League, he doesn't play the European Cup, he has the whole week to work with his group. (…) After eight months, I want to see results. (…) He has the players for it and he has the time to work and he has the time to prepare them. » warned the 1998 world champion, who unlike Raymond Domenech or Marc Libbra, seems to want to give the Marseille coach time before making a final judgment on his work.
