Daniel Riolo, RMC Sport columnist, deplores several limits in Marseille’s game after the defeat in Strasbourg (1-0) on Sunday. According to him, Roberto De Zerbi has not yet succeeded in imposing his tactical touch.
A week after the completely crazy success in Lyon (2-3), OM came back to Earth by losing in Strasbourg (1-0), Sunday at the end of the 6th day of L1. Daniel Riolo, editorialist for RMC Sport, praised the great Alsatian performance, while emphasizing that of OM, which was much messier, of which he is not yet able to determine the contours of the “De Zerbi Ball”.
“There are questions about certain limits”
“Strasbourg, it is they who could claim the first places in the ranking,” he declared on Sunday. “Such activity, such an ability to press, such energy in the team. If in addition, there was efficiency up front with one or two attackers to put the ball in… it’s a breathtaking team. I I saw them being good this year but getting screwed because they can’t maintain the pressure for long, they get caught on the counterattack. They don’t have the efficiency to make their good situations come true. said that Strasbourg was going to go full throttle and be capable of doing great things and OM were going to succeed in breaking one or two lines to find an opening. It didn’t show.
“Marseille managed to do that a little at the end when Strasbourg voluntarily decided to move back,” continues Daniel Riolo. “Don’t let anyone come and tell me: ‘Hojbjerg played behind…’ Yes, there were choices by De Zerbi, we can talk about it but be stepped on like that… If there had been 9 a bit better than Emegha, OM would have taken a ‘foot bath’ this evening When you see OM, there are questions about certain limits It will take time to see the ‘De Zerbi Ball’. there is none. What we saw at OM was the character, the desire to be together. There is a breath of fresh air at the moment in Marseille which took on air conditioning this evening. The full-backs, there are none, the center forward has a big problem The central hinge… Cornelius, there are questions to ask This evening, the radiator notch has moved back five. degrees.”
After four victories and a draw, OM fell to Strasbourg on a goal from Diego Moreira just before the break (40th). The Marseillais are third in the standings, three points behind leader PSG. “I don’t know if it was our worst match,” said Roberto De Zerbi after the match. “I have confidence in my players. Bielsa said that we learn from defeat. And I think we will learn a lot from this one. When we face aggressive teams, we have to do something more. We have to do talk a little more about our physicality.”
