One more defeat, and it hurts a lot. Fixed 3-1 by Reims this Saturday, Olympique de Marseille still posted a disturbing face, moving away a little more from its European ambitions. But beyond the score, it was the shattering media outing of his captain, Adrien Rabiot, who marked the spirits just after the final whistle. At the microphone of BeIN Sports, the French international environment, a mask of anger and your icy, did not look for an apology and delivered an uncompromising analysis, pointing to a deep evil which seems to be gnawing its team: the lack of envy.
The words of Adrien Rabiot resonate like a real electroshococ. “It hurts to display this state of mind,” Did he immediately let go, visibly disgusted. Sweeping the excuse for the lack of post-tank preparation (“it's not enough”), it has pushed the nail: “I feel like I see guys who don't want to fight, and () go to the Champions League. Don't want to play Europe. »» A frontal and terrible accusation towards his own partners, which he deems defaulting in the commitment:
“In duels, we are not present or in the counter-pressing. »» For him, the inconsistency is total:
“When you display what you want to do, you can't make a match like that. »»
Rabiot lights his OM teammates.
This vitriol outing raises questions. On the one hand, the captain is in his role by sounding the alarm, trying to provoke a pride reaction with his teammates. His frustration is palpable and his requirement legitimate. But on the other, the violence of words and the way in which he seems to be aroused from the lot (“I came to play the Champions League, and if there are some who do not have this ambition there, they must say it”) could create a fracture within the locker room. By pointing to his partners without necessarily giving up, Rabiot takes the risk of robbing rather than removing.
Will OM at the foot of the wall: Will the Rabiot shouting suffice?
Rabiot's observation is all the more alarming since time is running out. “There are seven matches left,” he recalled, emphasizing the urgency of the situation for an OM in difficulty in the race for the Champions League. The objective is clear, but the mentality does not follow him: “You have to be hungry and have another mentality to access this competition. Because the teams that are there behind, they want. »» A desperate call for a collective questioning to avoid a nightmarish end of the season.
The message has passed, and it is brutal. It remains to be seen what impact will have this shock declaration on the Marseille group. Will it serve as a detonator to relaunch a team drifting or will accentuate internal tensions? One thing is certain: OM is at the foot of the wall and the next meetings will be crucial to judge the reaction of the players and the European future of the club. The captain's rant set fire to the powder, the answer is now expected on the ground.
