While Roberto De Zerbi questioned the motivation of the OM players this Friday after the slap against Auxerre in Ligue 1, Ismaël Koné answered him in the mixed zone. The midfielder ensures that the entire locker room is involved.
Ismaël Koné assures us: the OM players all feel concerned, they all want it. After the heavy defeat suffered by the Marseillais at the Vélodrome against Auxerre (3-1) Friday November 8, Roberto De Zerbi had very strong words at a press conference, saying he did not understand the failures of his home team and questioning on the motivation of its players. His midfielder responded in the mixed zone.
“I train with these guys every day and I know they want to do well”
“I train with these guys every day and I think they want to,” assures Ismaël Koné. “They want to wear this jersey, to represent the idea of the coach. There is no one who signs a professional contract and wants to do badly. We all have issues, we all love this club. If you put the jersey, you arrive on the field, you are not going to want to do badly. Complicated situations happen. You have to work, not only on the field but on us, there is mental work to do. guys every day and I know they want to do well.”
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Regarding the disappointing results at the Vélodrome, the player seeks an explanation: “It's a huge source of pride (to play at the Vélodrome), we all want to wear this jersey. It's finding what makes us have this little problem at home. I don't think it's necessarily the coach or the idea of the game. We can all look at each other and do a little more but I don't think it's the stadium, on the contrary it gives us the. strength.”
“We have difficulties at home, that's clear. I don't know if it's a lack of courage or personality,” Roberto De Zerbi declared at a press conference, offering to leave if he is considered as “the problem”.
