The series of five consecutive victories linked together at the beginning of the fall already seems far away for Olympique de Marseille. After a dark week marked by two defeats at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League and then at RC Lens in Ligue 1, the Marseille players had to settle for a draw against Angers (2-2) on Wednesday evening.
Surprised by the Angevins shortly before the half-hour mark, OM undoubtedly thought they had done the hardest part in the second half by taking the advantage thanks to a double from Robinio Vaz. Alas, the Olympians finally ruined everything in added time by conceding the equalizer through Ousmane Camara.
And if Nabil Nadir’s discomfort in the last minutes of the match undoubtedly allowed the Marseillais to put things into perspective, Roberto De Zerbi did not hide his dissatisfaction at the end of the match. “I’m not concerned, but I’ll tell you what I told the players. Anyway, with the cameras, you’ll know in a few months.” he began in front of the press.
“We need to know if we want to compete with PSG”
“Since I have been here, I have nothing to reproach the club, which has always tried to raise the level, whether it is Frank (McCourt), Pablo Longoria and Medhi Benatia, who try to make changes on many things with a lot of courage. We are trying to push OM upwards,” he continued before attacking his players.
“So now we have to understand if we deserve to be part of this OM, whether it’s me or the players. We need to know if we want to compete with PSG, or if we have ups and downs and we don’t deserve to be part of this club.”
he said after confiding, the day before, that he hoped to see his men string together six victories in their next six matches. The Ciel et Blanc will try to return to victory on Saturday in Auxerre.
