The Marseille coach only moderately appreciated the decisions of the referee, Willy Delajod, this Saturday during the match between “his” OM and Losc (1-1).
Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi said on Saturday after his team's 1-1 draw against Lille that referee Willy Delajod had not “didn’t have a good match”. “I think the referee didn’t have a good match, that he never had it in hand”declared the Italian technician. De Zerbi notably estimated that Lille defender Bafodé Diakité, scorer of the equalizing goal, should have “receive a second warning for his systematic fouls on Neal Maupay”.
“On the Lille goal, there is an obvious block on Leonardo Balerdi. And I think there is a penalty for a foul on Jonathan Rowe.he added. The Marseillais also claimed a penalty for a possible foul on Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the second period and Mr. Delajod left the field under a huge bronca. “A Marseille-Lille match would have deserved better management. The refereeing didn't please me today, even if everyone is wrong and me first. But there were a lot of episodes that I didn't like.”further developed De Zerbi.
We deserved to win.
Roberto DeZerbi
The Italian technician, on the other hand, appreciated the performance of his players, authors of a “great match against a great team, more confident in their own means and who have known each other for longer. I think we played better tonight than against Monaco (2-1) and that we deserved to win. Our chances come from our quality of play, theirs from our mistakes. And we only conceded a goal at the end, from a set piece.”he added. “It was a very balanced match, but I believe that if a team had to win, it was OM”said De Zerbi.
“Since Auxerre (3-1 defeat), something has been triggered in the heads of the players. We remain with three wins and a draw and two very well played matches at the Vélodrome. But we are under construction. Lille or Monaco are teams built for several years”also analyzed De Zerbi.
“We revolutionized everything. The big difference between Lille or Monaco and us is the awareness and knowledge of our game, of our players. It takes a little time. But we are 2nd, with 30 points in 15 games and that’s not nothing.”he concluded.
