The coach of Olympique de Marseille
Since his arrival on Canebière, Gennaro Gattuso has surprised us with his sense of diplomacy and his roundness. The Italian technician cultivates an image very far from that of the boorish footballer who surrounded him during his early life. If Gattuso therefore takes care to put the forms in order to seduce his environment, the coach of Olympique de Marseille also knows how to convey messages when the situation requires it.
This is what Gennaro Gattuso insisted on doing by questioning a journalist at a press conference, following a question about Vitinha’s performance. Rather to his advantage in recent weeks, the young center forward is still struggling to achieve unanimous support. Which has the gift of annoying his coach. “Vitinha, I really liked it… But with every question about him, I have the impression that you think I don’t like him, when I adore him. I have the impression that you are looking for an argument about this.”
“A damn good locker room”
More generally, Gennaro Gattuso used strong words to congratulate the state of mind of his men after the convincing success against AEK Athens (2-0). “ I’m very happy with this locker room, I’m going to say it a little vulgarly: it’s a ‘puta madre’ locker room (a ‘damn good locker room’, editor’s note). With players who always give their all and who have a very good state of mind even in a difficult period where we lost very important players. It’s a team that works with heart and for me that’s fundamental, I’m very proud of them. » It is said.
