Former OM player, Samir Nasri estimated this Sunday during Canal Football Club that Roberto De Zerbi's players are “overwhelmed by pressure” at the Vélodrome. Friday, the Marseillais experienced another setback at home, against AJ Auxerre.
Third in Ligue 1 after 11 days, OM are nevertheless going through a complicated period. Beaten on Friday by AJ Auxerre (3-1) in front of their home crowd, the Marseille club is struggling at the Vélodrome, with five points taken in five matches played at home in the league. After this setback, Roberto De Zerbi appeared very annoyed and even in a way offered his resignation if he turned out to be “the problem”.
Trained at OM and professional in Marseille between 2004 and 2008, Samir Nasri believes that “this club is working backwards”. “There is always, at a given moment, a general manager or someone other than the athlete who sows a little discord in the club,” judged the current consultant during Canal Football Club this Sunday. “It was like that last season and it still is today.”
“Marseille playing like a bad Manchester City game”
If OM has been disrupted in recent days by an internal conflict between Jean-Pierre Papin and Ali Zarrak, Samir Nasri does not wish to use this pretext to justify the current “bad results” at home. “When they play at the Vélodrome, the players are overwhelmed by pressure,” said the former attacking midfielder.
“The game plan against Auxerre, facing a very low block, in 5-4-1, Marseille plays like a bad Manchester City match,” compared Samir Nasri. “They are around the box and they pass without rhythm and without transition, without any player making a difference.”
Much more attractive at the start of the away season, OM will travel to Lens on November 23, after the break international. The Marseillais' next home match, on December 1, against AS Monaco, will be another important meeting against the current second in the championship.
