On the eve of a complicated trip to the pitch at Stade Rennais, Roberto De Zerbi, OM coach, was in front of the media this Friday. Here’s what you need to remember.
The calendar provided
“We trained normally. Not as if three days later there was a match (Lille in the Coupe de France). What will change is that we will sleep in Rennes on Saturday evening, then the players will be off until Monday. »
Sampaoli
“He is a great coach and he has achieved good results here in Marseille. It’s going to be a difficult match against Rennes, against a strong team which is strengthening with two good players. The match will be difficult for everyone, it will be an important test. But we want to continue this momentum. We want to continue to win, we know that what we have done so far doesn’t count if there is no continuity in the results. We don’t want to calculate anything, we have to run, score goals and not concede any. »
Luiz Felipe
“I am very happy with his arrival. He is strong, young and experienced. It will take time, as with Rabiot, without forcing too much. He has enthusiasm. He can play the position at all three positions in the three-man defense. He is a central defender with a lot of qualities. »
Roll
-“I wanted it at all costs. He’s having a great championship, he has the personality to play for OM. An exceptional boy. He was angry to have conceded a goal on Sunday, he is right. He has the courage and the personality, he reads the actions, he launches them, he has a very high output. »
The market
“I don’t have a headache more than usual. We must strengthen the team and not weaken it. Those who play and play well like Rongier must not leave. Otherwise, we will slow down. Sometimes to strengthen yourself, you have to sell. Afterwards when we sell, we can buy even stronger, but now is not the time, I don’t think that’s what will happen. »
Benatia
“He is decisive, he was for me to come, with Pablo Longoria. I work with him, he does things quickly. With him, there is nothing to push, he is the one who pushes, he is ambitious, he understands football a lot. It’s true, direct, I like these people. »
Comments transcribed by Le Phocéen
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