Roberto De Zerbi never thought about leaving

Roberto De Zerbi had five days to calm down and digest the defeat of his Olympique de Marseille against Auxerre (1-3), at the Orange Vélodrome, last Friday in Ligue 1. The Italian coach and his players remained at the dock in this international break returned to training this Thursday. As a reminder, the former coach of Sassuolo and Shakhtar Donetsk had indicated that he was ready to leave the Marseille club, if he was the problem, following the defeat against Auxerre. “ I came here to play at the Vélodrome. (…) If I'm the problem, I'm ready to leave, I return my contract, I leave without money, I don't care. I live on football, money and my career always come second… »

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According to ProvenceDe Zerbi's post-match statements did not worry the Marseille leaders. The latter have great esteem for the former Brighton coach and have confidence in him. since day one », According to a club source. Same reasoning on the side of “RDZ”. He was surprised that his message was not understood, that it was seen as a notice of resignation instead of an assumption of responsibilities.