Gennaro Gattuso had very strong words after the new defeat of Olympique de Marseille on Sunday in Brest.
The matches follow one another and have been similar for Olympique de Marseille since the start of the year. Traveling to Brest on Sunday, at the end of the 22nd day of Ligue 1, OM suffered further disappointment by losing 1-0 after having played in numerical superiority for a good part of the second half.
The Marseillais were unable to take advantage, waiting until the 88th minute to score their first shot, and went on to their seventh match in a row without a victory, the sixth in Ligue 1. Enough to put the Olympian club in ninth place in the standings, eight points behind the Champions League. The situation became critical for OM and Gennaro Gattuso suffered the blow after the match.
“We’ve hit rock bottom”
“I think there is little to say this evening. We just have to take our responsibilities, accept this situation, ask forgiveness from the supporters, ask forgiveness from this jersey, he said in comments reported by RMC. What we produced is unacceptable. I am primarily responsible and I apologize to our supporters. I believe this is the only thing to do because it is unacceptable. »
If he did not make the walls shake, the Italian technician made his players face their responsibilities, regretting their lack of character. “I spoke calmly in the locker room. I told them that I was the one who made the choices and that I was not the type to shy away from responsibility. But you know, in football, you have to have a soul, and that’s precisely what we’re missing right now, explained the former midfielder of the Italian team. Without a soul, everything is more difficult. I think we’ve hit rock bottom. We are in a whirlwind, a vicious circle. I believe that we must focus on making as many points as possible to regain some peace of mind, because the situation is difficult at the moment. »
“I think the key word is the soul, that’s what I was telling you. We have a bit of this feeling that something could happen at any moment and that we are not able to respond as we should. We’re not a real team, that’s what I regret, he added. Eleven against ten we were not able to bother our opponent. We are too fragile, and at this level, we pay dearly for it. »
