The defeat of Olympique de Marseille against AJ Auxerre (1-3) caused a lot of noise, but the words of Roberto De Zerbi even more. The Marseille coach actually let out a rant during the post-match press conference, mentioning for the first time a possible departure.
Just before the international break, we had a crisis in Marseille. With the defeat at home againstALSO Auxerre of Christophe Pélissierl’ABOUT signed his third defeat of the season and could well see the podium slip away at the end of the 11th day of Ligue 1. But it was above all what happened after the match that caused people to react…
The bloodshed that shakes OM
Roberto DeZerbi indeed presented himself at a press conference very upset, with strong words concerning his team, but especially his place within the Marseille project. “ If the problem is me, I'm ready to leave. I'm leaving without the money, the rest I don't care (…) I must be able to give, to transmit something. I live for things that transcend football. I repeat, if I'm the problem, I need to leave » explained the coach of theABOUT.
“They want to represent the idea of the coach”
Obviously, the questions arose in the mixed zone, where the players of theABOUT wanted to send a strong message to their coach. “ I train with these guys every day and I think they want it. They want to wear this jersey, to represent the idea of the coach » confided Ismaël Koné. « We all have issues, we all love this club. If you put on the jersey, you arrive on the field, you are not going to want to do badly. Complicated situations happen. We have to work, not only on the field but on ourselves, there is mental work to be done ».
