Anxious to bring discipline into the group, Gennaro Gattuso began to raise the tone with his players.
For Gennaro Gattuso, the time for cuddle therapy is over. Faced with the poor results of his Marseille team since taking office, the Italian coach has changed his mind. Now, he does not hesitate to poke his players and provoke them to fight back.
Gattuso changes method with his players
This is what he did in particular this week in training, during a session open to the public. L’Equipe reports that the transalpine technician was harsh with his Moroccan midfielder Azeddine Ounahi. On a too-soft shot from the latter, he said to him in full view of everyone: “Is that a strike?” That’s a pass! ». The former Angevin must have been touched in his pride, he who is already going through a delicate period on a personal level. With 596 minutes, he only has 15e playing time for the entire Olympian squad this season.
Gattuso therefore chose to toughen up his speech with his troops. And this is not to displease Jérôme Rothen. The RMC Sport columnist felt that it was preferable not to constantly caress his players in the wrong direction: “Not all players react the same way. As for me, I needed to be piqued when I had a series of good matches.”
Ounahi was not the only Olympian to suffer the mockery of “Rino” this week. Jordan Veretout, also, took it for his rank. Following a failed duel in the air, he was entitled to a “Are you afraid of hurting your head, Jordan?” “.
