The Olympique de Marseille coach made very strong comments at a press conference this Wednesday.
This Thursday, Olympique de Marseille is enjoying an enchanting break on the European scene with a gala match against Ajax Amsterdam (9 p.m.). A success against the Dutch club would allow OM to punch their ticket for the next round of the Europa League. But the priority of the Marseille club is elsewhere. In Ligue 1, in particular, where the situation is critical.
On Saturday, after the draw in Strasbourg, Gennaro Gattuso pointed the finger at his players publicly, for the first time. “The second half is shit,” said the Italian technician. Gattuso took care to deliver a colder analysis this Wednesday, but he did not lose his temper.
“What could make me despair is…”
“If it hadn’t been difficult, I wouldn’t be here, I knew 100% of the difficulties when I arrived, even if it was a little different with extra-sportinglaunched the 2006 world champion. What could make me despair is when I see a dead club, dead players, when we concede five goals without being able to do anything. There I will go…”.
Very strong words which demonstrate the difficulty of the OM coach’s task, although the latter also wanted to qualify his remarks. ” VSThat’s not at all what’s happening here. I see a team and players full of life, who give 100%, who work all the time in training. I just want continuity.” The message got through. A prestigious victory against Ajax could breathe new life into a team that has been plunged into doubt for many weeks.
