After an initial defeat against Real Madrid (2-1) followed by a resounding victory against Ajax Amsterdam (4-0), Olympique de Marseille fell again on Wednesday evening against Sporting (2-1), on the third day of the Champions League. Quickly after the match, the first analyzes and criticisms arose, some notably targeting the choices of Roberto De Zerbi. The Marseille coach was, however, defended.
As part of the show The evening teamJohan Micoud showed himself annoyed by the comments of some of the columnists. After a discussion around the replacement of Arthur Vermeeren by Matthew O'Riley, the host, Olivier Ménard, concluded with a smile: “Another Roberto dumpling. » Enough to make the former French international react, who first used irony. “He chains them. »
But immediately, the chronicler accused his comrades.
“As soon as you can… On small foreign coaches, we take it easy. (…) As soon as the guy does something wrong… Bam! We attack Luis Enrique… You want me to give you a list of all the foreign coaches who have been caught (he mimes a gunshot) ? » Stung in turn, Olivier Ménard tried to defend himself by indicating that the treatment was the same for French coaches.
Micoud to the aid of De Zerbi
And the latter notably cited the case of Laurent Blanc. Obviously not a good example for Johan Micoud. “Ah, Blanc was cut like (Unai) Emery, like (Marcelo) Bielsa, all that? So I didn't hear the same shows. » The two protagonists then remained each in their own lane, one believing that it was 50/50, and the other ensuring that foreign coaches were more criticized.
The last word was for Johan Micoud: “We are going to re-release all the shows. » In the meantime, Olympique de Marseille failed in Lisbon and found itself with two defeats and a victory on the clock after three days of the C1 league phase. Enough to slip to eighteenth place. They will have to try to get their act together on November 5 at the Vélodrome, against Atalanta Bergamo.
