Olympique de Marseille tackles its last match of the Ligue 1 season against Stade Rennais this Saturday in an atmosphere that promises to be festive at the Vélodrome. Direct qualification for the next Champions League is in fact already validated since the victory acquired against Le Havre, allowing the club to reach its major objective. If the sporting issue of this final meeting is therefore less (consolidate second place rather than the third), the time will be mainly for communion with the public after an intense season. It is in this more relaxed context that Roberto de Zerbi appeared at a press conference this Friday.
True to his outspokenness and his temperament, the Italian coach, while projecting himself on this last deadline and learning the lessons of the season, did not miss the opportunity to slide a memorable and tasty spike with regard to the Parisian rival and his next Champions League final. A statement that will undoubtedly make the delight of Marseille supporters.
“A film on Netflix”: the viral tackle of De Zerbi at PSG
While Paris Saint-Germain is preparing to compete in the Champions League final against Inter Milan on May 31, with the possibility of becoming the second French club to raise the trophy, a journalist asked Roberto de Zerbi if he intended to watch this historic match. His answer? A masterpiece of casualness and barely veiled contempt: ” I will watch a film on Netflix ”. A joke, of course, but which says a lot about its lack of interest in the potential exploits of the Parisian rival and which will certainly be adopted as a slogan by OM supporters, viscerally opposed to seeing PSG triumph on the European scene.
From Zerbi snobbed PSG and his C1 final: his preference goes to… a Netflix series!
Priority to OM: “The C1, a starting point, not an arrival”
This tackle at PSG illustrates perfectly where the priorities of Zerbi are located: Olympique de Marseille, and nothing else. His goal is clear:
“Finish 2nd would be pride”not only for prestige but also for the possibility of facing Paris in Super Cup. For him, a qualification in the Champions League is not an end in itself but “A starting point” For this club, “Normality”. He also took a lucid assessment of the season: “We could do better”, Admitting that the quality of the game had not always been up to its expectations, despite an average of points higher than the previous seasons.
His future in Marseille? De Zerbi displays his ambitions (and his injuries)
Asked about his own future, the Italian has forcefully reaffirmed his commitment: “My will is to stay here. Staying as much as Rudi Garcia would be a great goal for me (3 years). »» He provides discussions with management to
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“Program the future”. This desire to register in the duration is all the stronger since it admits having been “greatly touched and annoyed” by the “false rumors of mutiny” after the defeat in Reims, his worst moment at OM, where he felt himself
” attack “. He even said he was ready to “make the scapegoat if we are in second place in the end”.
A whole coach, already in the hearts of the Marseillais?
With his usual franchise, Roberto de Zerbi therefore delivered a memorable press conference. His spike towards PSG and his “Netflix” program on the evening of the C1 final will be a date, as is his desire to register in Marseille despite the difficulties and the controversies. Before thinking about snubbing the Parisian final, he has two crucial games left, starting with Rennes, to ensure this coveted second place.
