Arriving this summer, Roberto De Zerbi completely reignited the excitement around Olympique de Marseille after a catastrophic season, which ended in no qualification for European competition. But recent results have brought Marseillais back to reality, with Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco potentially taking off in the Ligue 1 standings.
How far will the madness go? By Zerbi ? Arrived to everyone’s surprise after the failures with Paulo Fonseca et Sergio Conceição, Roberto De Zerbi is the real star of the new ABOUT. A coach of international stature, the Italian could well be the perfect man to restore the club’s image, especially thanks to his spectacular football based on possession.
What objectives for OM?
Obviously no one expects him to win straight away, especially not after the traces left by a chaotic last season for theABOUT. But the question of titles deserves to be asked, since the leaders still invested heavily in the summer transfer window to offer By Zerbi all the players he wanted. More than ten of them arrived in Marseille, including Mason Greenwood or even Pierre-Emile Højbjergfor a total expenditure of €87M.
“I don’t know if we can win titles”
Asked about the short-term future of his team, the coachABOUT remained quite evasive. “ I don’t know where we will be at the end of the season, I don’t know if we will be able to win titles » explained Roberto De Zerbi, in 1899 Le Mag’. « But one thing is certain: all the players, those who were already there and those who have just arrived, are not sparing themselves and are working seriously. This is appreciated even more than the results ».
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