Roberto De Zerbi has seen his playing precepts at OM being shaken up by opposition in recent Ligue 1 matches. Held in check by SCO Angers on Friday (1-1), the Italian coach will have to change his management after the journalist Hugo Guillemet if he wishes to move forward in Marseille. Explanations.
It all started so well for Roberto Of Serve on the sidelinesABOUT. Indeed, apart from a draw conceded to the Velodrome against the Stade of Reims last August (2-2), the team coached by the Italian technician only recorded victories. However, the good streak of invincibility came to an end during the 6th day of Ligue 1 with a defeat at Strasbourg (0-1). This Friday, October 4, before the international break, the Marseillais signed a new poor performance with the reception of the SCO d’Angerspromoted (1-1).
De Zerbi’s management not cut out for OM?
On the set of the channel The Team, Hugo Quote highlighted the big change for Roberto Of Serve at theABOUT unlike his past experiences at Brighton or even to Sassuolo. “There is a huge difference between being at the head of the surprise team between sixth and eighth place as was the case with Sassuolo and with Brighton, where it was a laboratory in fact and making shots to finish between six and eight in the standings with a team which had a budget to finish fifteenth and a team and to be at the head of a team which must play for the first two or three places and which is inevitably expected as one of the matches of the season by its opponents.
“We need coaches who know how to make adjustments, like Guardiola knows how to do”
The journalist of The Team also estimated that only coaches of the caliber of Pep Guardiola are able to carry out the kind of missions and objectives designed for clubs like OM. “It changes absolutely everything. And at the head of these teams, we need coaches who know how to make adjustments, as Guardiola knows how to do, and as De Zerbi does not do at all. He remains too faithful to his pattern and the game plan. For three games now, opponents have been putting individual pressure on his midfield and we will have to find a solution to offer to his players”. It remains to be seen whether Roberto Of Serve will manage to reverse the trend after the international break.
