Hanging at home by Angers (1-1) before the international break, Olympique de Marseille will have to raise their heads in Montpellier on Sunday evening. But opposite, coach Michel Der Zakarian has carefully studied the philosophy of his counterpart Roberto De Zerbi.
Only one victory in seven days of Ligue 1 is Montpellier’s catastrophic record before the arrival of Olympique Marseille. Suffice to say that the Hérault club is not approaching the meeting with much confidence. What’s more after Michel Der Zakarian’s rant following the defeat in Reims (4-2) on October 6. But we must believe that the international truce has done some good.
Der Zakarian rather optimistic
At a press conference, the Hérault coach showed his optimism, even going so far as to issue a warning to the Marseillais. “ We are not going to give Marseille any giftswarned Michel Der Zakarian. That’s actually what I think. I think we will have a good match and that we will be able to cause them problems. » In what way? The former FC Nantes coach did not wish to respond.
« You’ll see how we’ll play, I’m not going to tell you how we’ll playdodged the technician well informed about the philosophy of his counterpart Roberto De Zerbi. He has a way of organizing his team and playing, we know it and we know how they work. We will adapt to their way of playing, and it is up to us to be rigorous throughout the match and to hurt them when we have the ball, as we have the capacity to do too. »
As for the timing of the meeting, after two consecutive matches without a victory for the Phocéens, Michel Der Zakarian kicked into touch. “ There is no right time. Whoever it is, we have to be good no matter what. We have to be at the maximum of our abilities and be efficient. Let us be efficient in front, let us be efficient behind. It’s always you who win a match, it’s not the opponent who gives you the match. We have to be good », insisted the MHSC coach to motivate his troops.
