Roberto De Zerbi, coach of Marseille, eliminated by Lille (1-1, 3-4 in the tabs) this Tuesday in the Coupe de France: “There are a lot of regrets, we are disappointed because we had a big match. Some players were a little tired, we missed a few chances and there were some great saves from Vito Mannone. Lille is a great team, we are sad not to have qualified because we deserved it and it was a goal that was particularly close to our hearts. We must also be proud in defeat, if we gave everything, and our players gave their all. That’s why we equalized at the end of the match.
We have to start again, we continue to push in the Championship. (On incidents with leaders) Explain to me why the president of Lille (Olivier Létang) goes down to the pitch to speak with the fourth referee, for the second time here because he did it in L1? The President of the Republic could do it, but the president of a club? His place is in the stands and if no one says something to him, I’ll tell him. I haven’t seen Pablo Longoria (the president of OM) speak with the fourth referee. Many things are strange and I have difficulty understanding them. In thirty years of football, I had never seen a club president come down to speak with representatives of the refereeing body. »
