Roberto De Zerbi's words do not pass muster. On the eve of the reception of Angers in Ligue 1 (Wednesday at 9:05 p.m.), the Marseille coach returned to the controversies surrounding his team after two defeats in a row. “Me in Marseille, I laugh, it makes me want to laugh at all these controversies. These are really people who don’t like OM, who are always against us, so I’ll let it go”he declared at a press conference.
The Italian technician continued: “We have to stay focused and focused on what matters, and it’s not the words or what people say but the matches. The controversies against Pavard, against Emerson, against the club, against everyone… I think things are going well. Maybe these last two matches pissed off people, but these things happen. »
An emotion “on edge”
A position which did not convince Daniel Riolo. “What controversies is he talking about? There is a lot of goodwill, very little controversy around OM at the moment… I don't understand. I thought he had found an emotional stabilizer. Two weeks ago, people said that De Zerbi was calm, that he was done with this excitement, this exaggeration, this emotion on edge”commented the editorialist on After Foot.
Riolo even spoke of a typically Italian strategy of “alone against all”. “Culturally in Italy, coaches have a very complicated relationship with the media. We like this “alone against everyone” side. Maybe he’s driven by that. But here, for him to come and do this sketch for us when he has just lost two matches? Are the criticisms fueled by those who don't like OM? But Roberto, what do we care? In what media did we see something? His conference today is really not serious. It’s not worthy of a guy who runs a club like OM”Riolo concluded.
