“I’m not afraid to say it”, Rulli sends a strong message to PSG about Marseille’s ambitions

After OM’s great victory in Rennes on Saturday (2-1), Geronimo Rulli assumes to look towards the top of the ranking, with PSG in his sights.

This is obviously only a temporary gap. But still. Building on its solid victory in Rennes on Saturday (2-1), with achievements from Mason Greenwood and Adrien Rabiot, OM consolidated its second place and closed to four points behind PSG. A leader who could take off again in the event of a victory this Sunday at the Parc des Princes against Saint-Étienne (8:45 p.m.), for the close of the 17th day of Ligue 1, but who for the moment sees this Marseille team hanging on costs what does it cost.

“We earned the respect of all the teams”

So should the Phocaeans rather look ahead and believe in a possible fight for the title, or concentrate on this place of runner-up, they who are five steps ahead of Monaco? Geronimo Rulli, for his part, is not afraid to display his ambitions. “I’m four points behind PSG. That’s my mentality, I want to win. I’m not afraid to say it. We’re very happy because we had a very good match. We earned the respect of all the teams are all waiting for us in their half,” commented the Marseille goalkeeper, still excellent at Roazhon Park.

“I know that for the media, it’s quite easy to attack the teams and in particular OM, but we have great confidence in ourselves. There will be complicated moments, the season is long, but we have objectives, and we know that we have the quality, the work and the group cohesion to achieve a great season. We believe in it and we have always believed in it, even in difficult times,” added Neal Maupay, already looking forward. the French Cup. OM will return to the Vélodrome this Tuesday for their round of 16 against Losc. Before welcoming Strasbourg five days later in the championship.