despite the elimination against Lille, De Zerbi displays an incredible record

Olympique de Marseille were eliminated last night from the Coupe de France by LOSC at the end of the penalty shootout after a crazy end to the match marked by Luis Henrique's last-second equalizer (90th + 6' ). After the meeting, Roberto De Zerbi did not hide his immense disappointment: “We are disappointed with the result. We are sorry because we cared very much about this Cup, the supporters, the club, the team too. We had a great match, we deserved to win. Unfortunately, it wasn't a night out for us. I told my players that I was proud as if we had won, we made a few mistakes but I am proud of the match, of the quality. From Thursday we have to start again. We must continue in Ligue 1 as we are doing now.” he declared on beIN Sports.

An offensive feat for OM under De Zerbi!

He then added a layer at a press conference: “There are a lot of regrets, we are disappointed because we had a big match. Some players were a little tired, we missed a few chances and there were some big saves from the opposing goalkeeper. Lille is a great team, we are sad not to have qualified because we deserved it and it was a goal that was particularly close to our hearts. We must also be proud in defeat, if we gave everything, and our players gave their all. That's why we equalized at the end of the match. We have to start again, we continue to push in the championship.“

Even if this will obviously not make the elimination pill pass, the Italian can still boast of good statistics. Indeed, as the Stats Foot account recalls, his team scored 44 goals in the first 19 matches under his leadership in official competition. It's simple, it's a first for a coach with the Marseille club at this stage since Lucien Leduc in 1971 (47 goals). A huge offensive strike force, which will be essential to win the Champions League and maybe even more.

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