Olympique de Marseille was unable to take advantage of the draw conceded a little earlier by Paris Saint-Germain against FC Lorient (1-1) on Wednesday in Ligue 1. In the evening, the vice-champion of France also had to be content with sharing the points against Angers (2-2), missing the opportunity to regain the lead in the ranking and remaining in third place.
After two consecutive losses against Sporting (1-2) in the Champions League then against RC Lens (1-2) in the championship, Roberto De Zerbi’s men were keen to restart the machine. Before this bad series, the Marseillais had five victories in five matches in all competitions.
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According to former Parisian left midfielder Jérôme Rothen, the last result against Angers is more to be attributed to the players, whose lack of involvement he points out, than to their coach. “When I see the match between Paixao and Greenwood, with so few races, I tell myself that it’s not De Zerbi’s fault, it’s the fault of these players who poorly prepared their match. And Gomes, but I could tell you others. Hojbjerg, no one is going to tell me that it’s fatigue, like Vermeeren in midfield. There are attitudes about yesterday’s match which make me say that the coach is not responsible for that”declared the RMC consultant in his show Rothen s’ignée.
Rothen expects repercussions within the Marseille team. “Where these players will take a big slap is that the coach will take stock of what happened to try to win against Auxerre. There are some who have taken a hit in the playing time they are going to have. Because having so little reaction, so little momentum at the start of the match. You’re at the Vélodrome in front of 60,000 people, you have the opportunity to win and regain the leadership position, show that attitude, of course I want to put De Zerbi aside. You could have taken everyone out at halftime. Greenwood and Paixao, do you think you can’t take them out at halftime? “, he said.
