In front for a good part of the match, OM conceded a 1-1 draw against Lille on a goal from Diakité in the 87th minute. If some attacked the referee to explain the result, Walid Acherchour preferred to point the finger at Roberto de Zerbi.
Olympique de Marseille missed a great opportunity to put pressure on PSG and distance Lille in the race for the podium. In Saturday's shock in Ligue 1, the Phocéens took the advantage in the 17th minute following a quick action concluded by Merlin. An advantage maintained until the last moments before a victorious header from Bafodé Diakité. The Marseille supporters were frustrated and many of them pointed out the responsibility of the referee, Willy Delajod, in this cruel outcome. The official is accused of having forgotten one or even two penalties for OM.
De Zerbi was too cold on Saturday
Often silent on this arbitration issue, Roberto de Zerbi put a piece back in the machine on Saturday evening. The Italian criticized Mr. Delajod for several errors. In his analysis of the match on RMC, Walid Acherchour was more angry with the OM coach than with the referee. Indeed, he believed that Roberto de Zerbi had clearly cost his team a success with his failing coaching. He found the Italian much too cautious in his choices.
« (In the second half) I feel that Marseille has the momentum of the match and can score (a second goal). And then there were the changes from De Zerbi. I didn't understand De Zerbi's changes. I found them very defensive, and yet I love him a lot, and I found them counterproductive in the end. You take out Greenwood, Rongier, Merlin. You bring in Lirola who turns red, who doesn't bring much. You bring in Cornelius and you put Kondogbia back in the middle even though he had one of his best games with OM (in defense). You bring in Bilal Nadir an 8 which you place high. Lille is no longer afraid of OM's transitions. You go back, you go back, Rulli delays the deadline and you take this goal », he blurted out in After Foot. Enough to perhaps leave Willy Delajod alone, who became an outcast on the Canebière in a few hours.
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