Olympique de Marseille is riding a positive wave. On a series of three consecutive victories all competitions since the frustrating defeat at Real Madrid, the Phocaeans present themselves in Metz this Saturday with the ambition to continue their rise in the ranking of League 1. In a press conference this Friday, Roberto de Zerbi insisted on the need to stay ” humble “ Faced with an opponent ” difficult “. But the Italian coach, faithful to his whole temperament, obviously had a message to convey. He returned to the historic victory in the classic against PSG (1-0) and did not chew his words towards some
“Parisian colleagues”.
The victory against the minimized PSG? De Zerbi takes out the claws
Obviously annoyed by the way in which the performance of his team was analyzed in the capital, from Zerbi delivered a scathing development. He regretted that some have minimized OM's feat by pretending that Paris had aligned a “team B or C”. “” I think your Parisian colleagues could have had a little more respect for what was said and really appreciate the effort that had been made“He said. A direct tackle which aims to revalue the prestige victory obtained by his men.
To support his argument and prove that his team has well fought a very high level training, from Zerbi used a recent and clever example: the performance of this same PSG a few days later in the Champions League. “In the end, they will play in Barcelona and they win the match without Barça managing to go through the opposing half in the second half. So I think we can still say that our players have made a very big match. »» A way of saying that this Parisian team, even altered, was anything but a team at a discount.
De Zerbi demands respect for the media for victory against PSG
Mistrust and humility before moving to Metz
This media outing full of character illustrates the found confidence of the Marseille group. De Zerbi admitted that the start of the season had been ” difficult “, Between the bad results and the hectic transfer window. According to him, the click came from the arrival of “Strong players” which are also “Beautiful people”, but also the collective awareness after the match at Real Madrid, which was “Determining to understand certain things”. The team now seems to have found their rhythm and completely join the philosophy of their coach.
Despite this tackle and good dynamics, from Zerbi remains extremely careful before moving to Moselle. He warned his players from the trap represented by the “very closed, very physical” teams like Metz. For him, the quality will not be enough: ” If you do not make the ground in the field, the qualities of a team which is normally superior are not seen. “He therefore expects” humility “and” sacrifices “from his men to hope to chain a fourth consecutive victory.
