Olympique de Marseille had a decent start to the season, but with some resounding failures. Before playing Monaco on Sunday, Roberto De Zerbi's style does not convince.
Difficult for the moment to see Roberto De Zerbi's touch on the game of Olympique de Marseille this season. Arriving with a squad largely built to his liking, the Italian coach sees his team shine against or on quick throws away, as was the case in Lens last weekend, and struggle against more defensive teams at home. In terms of possession of the ball, even in numerical equality, OM could not compete with PSG, although this is the main thought of the former Sassuolo coach. A situation which has the gift of surprising Daniel Bravo. Because Marseille has favorable results which encourage De Zerbi to put things in place, especially with the weeks without matches since the Provençal club does not make the European Cup. Despite this, the result remains unexpected and therefore a little disappointing for the BeIN Sports consultant.
“We always said that…”
« It's a bit surprising. We always said that De Zerbi was about possession of the ball, that he played well, that built the actions. In fact, I find that OM are a formidable counterattacking team. It is therefore logical that at the Vélodrome, faced with more cautious and grouped opponents, OM has difficulty finding the solution. OM is a team that likes depth and space, moving quickly forward; she has more difficulty when having to play in small spaces. This is not the style of De Zerbi that we knew. Even he must be amazed and must work on it. To be better at the Vélodrome, he must be better in possession and find the solution in small spaces. OM has the players for it. It's basically a question of trust », Delivered the former player of PSG, Nice and OM in particular.
An opinion which risks being shared because it is difficult at the moment to find the De Zerbi-ball which was for example in force at Brithton, when the English club managed to keep the ball in its lower part to attract the opponent, and better take it from behind once the shift has been made. Time could prove the Italian coach right, in order to implement his game plan, which for the moment provides irregular performances and results, even if OM is on the podium before hosting Monaco this Sunday.
