Despite its current good form, OM risks having big regrets at the end of the season, according to Daniel Riolo.
At bay during the first part of the season, Olympique de Marseille has been completely transformed since the arrival of Jean-Louis Gasset, who won his first four matches (in all competitions) on the Marseille bench. Relaunched in the league, the Ciel et Blanc can also start dreaming about the European scene after their 4-0 victory over Villarreal on Thursday evening, in the round of 16 first leg of the Europa League.
A rebirth which, however, comes too late for Daniel Riolo, who fears that the Olympians will end the season with regrets. “In the end, we are at the beginning of March, we say to ourselves that OM can perhaps have a strong end to the season. But if you want to assess the probability, there is still a greater chance that you will have some regrets. A season starts in August and ends in May »indicated the famous columnist on RMC.
“To have a successful season, you have to be good all the time”
“The problem is that if you are consumed by regrets because you lost six months, your quarter-final or even your semi-final of the Europa League, and your end of the season where you are going to get fifth place and where you might miss the Champions League zone… Ultimately you will have ruined your season. We must realize that the requirement »added Riolo.
And to conclude: “But the problem is that we too often forget in France that you have to be demanding for 10 months. To have a successful season, you have to be good all the time. Or if you have a less good shot, your replacement must be good. But here it would be a miracle if OM had an end to the season which leaves no regrets by only succeeding in March, April and May. »
