Anger is already brewing against Marcelino after only one official match at the head of Olympique de Marseille.
OM played their first official match of the campaign, losing to Greece’s Panathinaikos (1-0) in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third preliminary round on Tuesday night.
Nasri and Riolo pay Marcelino
And it was Marcelino who took a heavy toll following this setback. Besides his decision to release a striker (Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 86e) to switch to a five-man defense with Chancel Mbemba when Panathinaikos had just opened the scoring (1-0), the tactician was criticized for his choice of men for this clash.
Former glory of Olympique de Marseille (2004-2008), Samir Nasri did not hesitate to criticize Marcelino’s choice of not having opted for Chancel Mbemba.
Via his account X, the former French international midfielder (41 caps, 05 goals) did not take gloves. “You can explain to me why Mbemba has not played since last season” ?
You can explain to me for mbemba since last season no longer plays
— Samir Nasri Official (@SamNasri19) August 9, 2023
The Congolese was left on the bench throughout the match and only made his entrance four minutes from the end of regulation time to replace Aubameyang.
With his usual style, Daniel Riolo also delivered some criticism. “OM…… the boulard… the lack of humility of our clubs in Europe will therefore never end…”he writes with two emoticons of a scared face.
“At OM, how much longer will it take to understand that for lack of a lot better, Rongier must be a starter? Incredible how not “having the right profile” Is detrimental in the football of the moment.. “he still scolded.
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