OM, Eric Di Meco points to De Zerbi's big mistake

Last Friday, Olympique de Marseille faced AJ Auxerre in the opening match of the 11^e day of Ligue 1. A meeting which turned into a nightmare for the Phocaeans, humiliated in front of their own supporters by the Auxerrois (1-3). This Monday, Eric Di Meco returned to the match and revealed the error which cost Roberto De Zerbi and OM the victory.

Eric Di Meco frames Roberto De Zerbi after OM's reversal against Auxerre

The weekends follow one another, but are not the same for OM. Assumed contender for the title, the Marseille club (3^e20 pts) has already conceded its third defeat of the season after only 11 days of Ligue 1. Two weeks after the debacle during the Classic against PSG, Olympique de Marseille lost to the surprising Auxerre team (9^e16 pts), in good shape in recent weeks. This new setback left even more traces at OM where Roberto De Zerbi even threatened to leave his post if he was considered “the problem”. A hypothesis towards which Eric Di Meco leans.

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Deprived of Amine Harit, Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with Luis Henrique as playmaker. Favorite winger, the Brazilian was not up to the task, just like his friends Mason Greenwood or Jonathan Rowe. Roberto De Zerbi's ultra-offensive team therefore failed to win in front of Auxerre. It is precisely this system that Eric Di Meco criticizes the Italian and believes that the former Brighton coach should rely on recuperators in the middle with the return of a certain Valentin Rongier in the midfield. “At some point, there is no point in putting attacking players in the midfield so as to never be offensive. Put guys who recover the ball well to go quickly in front, relaunch (Valentin) Rongier in the middle,” confided the former French international in the RMC Super Moscato Show this Monday.