Gennaro Gattuso particularly appreciated the victory of his troops on Sunday against Rennes. “It’s the first time this season that we’ve won two games in a row,” he enthused after the match.
Olympique de Marseille ended its black streak in Ligue 1. Without the slightest victory in the league since October 8 and a success against Le Havre, the Ciel et Blanc in fact dominated Rennes (2-0) at the Vélodrome. Enough to make Gennaro Gattuso happy even though the performance of his troops was hardly convincing.
“Today, the important thing was to win, whether it was beautiful or ugly. It’s the first time this season that we’ve won two games in a row and we shouldn’t wonder if the victory was beautiful or ugly. “, he said at the end of the meeting, adding: “ I prefer to be ugly and win matches like that. We need to move up the rankings. »
If this is the first time that the former world champion has seen his men string together two victories in a row, this success against Rennes coming three days after the one acquired at the last minute against Ajax Amsterdam (4-3) in the Europa League , OM had nevertheless already achieved two victories in a row this season. Winners of their inaugural match in Ligue 1, against Reims, the Phocaeans did it again against Panathinaikos in the Champions League play-offs. But this victory had a taste of defeat since the Marseillais had been eliminated on penalties.
Delighted with this victory, the Italian technician nonetheless readily conceded that the manner had left something to be desired, pointing out “ incorrect pressing, fatigue, fear “. “ It happens when you play every three days. We don’t train much, we do more video than fieldwork. There is little energy and that was also seen on the Rennes side. he continued, adding: “The second period was a little better, but not exceptional. It was a very difficult match overall. But at the end of the first half, I saw a team very concerned, as if they were losing 3-0. I’m happy with how they reacted.”
