Zerbi's huge warning to his players

This Sunday evening, the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, nicknamed the Chaudron, is preparing to vibrate for a flagship meeting between ASSE and Olympique de Marseille. Building on their great victory against AS Monaco, the Phocéens will seek to extend their positive dynamic against a Saint-Etienne team in difficulty but formidable on their home field. This Friday, Roberto De Zerbi spoke to journalists during his usual press conference.

“I don’t want to see vacation luggage in the locker room, otherwise I’ll burn it”

And he did not hesitate to put a huge amount of pressure on his group for the end of the year, explaining that he did not want to see players already heading off on vacation: “We must not win the next two, but the next three matches. Otherwise it will be a crappy end to the year! I have never set a rule in terms of rest management. I try to leave players off the field as much as possible. or two more days free is fair But sometimes you have to go. going green and doing things that other teams don't do. You can't manage a locker room like you manage a diet of white rice on Monday, white meat on Tuesday… No, you have to know when is the right one. moment, I don't want to see the vacation luggage in the locker room, otherwise I'll burn it,” he said with humor, but firmly.

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