OM players respond to the resounding exit of Roberto De Zerbi

«I came here to play at the Vélodrome because I wanted to live the experience. If the problem is me, I'm ready to leave.» This new defeat at the Vélodrome will at least have made it possible to loosen tongues. A few minutes after being beaten (1-3) by Auxerre, Roberto De Zerbi did not take half measures at the press conference. He simply suggested that he would leave if his method did not suit his players. 2nd in Ligue 1 before the other matches of this 11th day, OM are also the 16th home team with only one success in 5 matches and two defeats. After the 3-0 against PSG, this new disappointment against AJA is truly a stain.

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The OM players already looked like they had had bad days immediately after the final whistle. The statements of their Italian coach probably did not help matters. The questions relating to the motivation of certain elements of the group are puzzling. Ismaël Koné, for his part, believes that the players are responding. “I train with these guys every day and I think they want, 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» says the Canadian.

Koné: “we have to find out what is causing us to have this little problem at home»

Facing journalists in the mixed zone, the midfielder says he wants to take refuge in work to escape this bad patch. “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 just on the pitch but on ourselves, there is mental work to do. I train with these guys every day and I know they want to do well», assures the man who came on at the break yesterday to replace Jonathan Rowe. He concludes. “We need to find out what's causing 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. The stadium, on the contrary, gives us strength.»

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Same thing for captain Leonardo Balerdi, still in difficulty yesterday, like the second Auxerre goal where his pass was intercepted. “It's not the coach that's the problem, it's us the players. We must take our responsibilities. The coach makes the effort, he gives everything. We have to put a little more into playing here and turning the page. After tonight's performance, we don't deserve to wear this jersey, with the history in this club. I don't understand what's going on but we have to question ourselves when we're at the Vélodrome. I don't know if it's the pressure but things have to work out in our favor.»

Balerdi:something else is missing, the attitude and a lot of things»

Favorite of the Vélodrome who has generally always supported him despite his air gaps on the field, the Argentinian regrets that the team does not manage to take advantage of the atmosphere of the Vélodrome to dominate its opponents. “It's wonderful to play here but you have to understand it and enjoy it, at the moment that's not the case. Mistakes can happen but something else is missing, attitude and a lot of things.» The international break comes at the right time for OM. The club will be able to ask itself the right questions about this failure at home where it only took 5 points against 15 away. Especially since after that, we will have to go to Lens and host Monaco. Quite a program.