The Olympique de Marseille coach was very disappointed by the second period of his players in Strasbourg (1-1).
Olympique de Marseille is still in trouble. Without a victory in the league since October 8, the Phocéens conceded a draw in Strasbourg (1-1) on Saturday evening. Authors of a good first period, where they were able to respond to the opening score of Emegha (6th) with a goal from Jonathan Clauss (27th), Gennaro Gattuso’s men did not at all manage to continue during the second act. Enough to provoke the anger of the Italian coach.
“The first half was good but we weren’t good enough in the second. I am very angry, Gattuso confided at a press conference, relays La Provence. We cannot afford to offer a service like this. I prefer to lose 4-0, it will always be easier to accept. I assume my responsibilities but I don’t understand how we manage to play like that in the first half and so badly in the second. It was nothing, it’s the worst half since I’ve been at the club. I am very angry. I take my share of responsibility. »
The former midfielder doesn’t understand how his team could have evaporated after the break. “I asked the players how it was possible not to win duels, second balls, to lose so many balls. I wait more, plague Gattuso. Wearing this jersey is a responsibility, we are expected in all stadiums because we are OM. If you think you’ll win in 45 minutes, you’re totally wrong. I’m bitter and have a hard time explaining it. There is nothing to remember from our second period. »
While he has only taken 5 points out of a possible 21 since his arrival, Gattuso believes that his team’s problems are not technical or tactical. “If we had limits, we would not have done this first period, he judges. It’s just that we didn’t play second, the team disappeared. »
