On the sidelines due to calf discomfort, Pau Lopez did not appear in front of the microphones after the defeat in Brest (0-1) for a speech that was, to say the least, muscular.
Olympique de Marseille can no longer do it. New illustration this Sunday with the trip to Brest, on behalf of the 22e day of Ligue 1. A trip concluded with a 1-0 defeat which earned OM a seventh match in a row without a victory, the sixth in a row in Ligue 1.
The Ciel et Blanc are now only in ninth place in the standings and the point of no return seems to have been reached for the Olympian club. This is evidenced by the strong words of Pau Lopez, who did not hesitate to face the microphones after the match even though he did not play, hampered by calf pain. But the Spanish goalkeeper had a lot on his heart.
“With this mentality, we all have to leave”
“It’s over, it’s over, there are no more excuses, no more. We got ourselves into trouble alone, we decided it, now we have to take responsibility for it. There are three months left to play, they will be very complicated. That’s what we wanted. You have to be honest. We don’t deserve to wear the OM jersey, it’s the first time I’ve thought that since I’ve been at the club.” he said.
“Former players, like Steve (Mandanda) or Dimitri (Payet) showed how to wear it. You have to take responsibility for it. We can talk about football, tell the same thing five or six times, but I’m tired of talking, of giving excuses, he added, confronting his teammates with their responsibilities. I said it in the locker room, we’re all in this together, the excuses are over. I don’t want anyone to tell me ‘it hurts here, I don’t want to play…’ it’s over. With this mentality, we all have to leave, we can’t play here. We can’t continue like this, the city doesn’t deserve it, the president doesn’t deserve it, no one deserves that.”
