At a press conference this Saturday, Gennaro Gattuso assured that the OM players were ready to do battle in Lens on Sunday.
L’Olympic Marseille will he finally string together two consecutive successes this season? Winners without really shiningAEK Athens in the Europa League on Thursday, Gennaro Gattuso’s men travel to the pitch Lenswho had a less happy European week with a defeat at PSV Eindhoven.
A great battle awaited
Despite only two days of rest, the Italian technician knows that he will have to fight hard to win at Bollaert and move up the rankings, where OM are currently in 9th place ahead of their opponent on Sunday. “Lens is the team that runs the most in L1, it’s a very physical team with a very aggressive system. We prepared for the match, but we have little energy after Thursday’s match. This is not an excuse, we will be ready. You will have to fight and show a lot of attention. It will be a great battle”assured the Olympian coach at a press conference this Saturday.
Gattuso also warned his players that they should not be afraid of the Sang et Or on Sunday evening. “There are matches where we suffer more but we must not be afraid of the opponent and what that may mean for the rest of the season. Tomorrow, we must not be afraid. We are ready, we must not put too much pressure on ourselves”he added.
