The reaction from Olympique de Marseille was not long in coming. Three days after their defeat against Atalanta Bergamo (0-1) in the Champions League, the Phocéens reacted by winning against Stade Brestois (3-0) this Saturday in Ligue 1.
This success allows the French vice-champion to temporarily regain the lead in the ranking, ahead of RC Lens and Paris Saint-Germain. For his part, the Marseille football director, Medhi Benatia, took the opportunity to send a clear message to the detractors of Ciel et Blanc. Among them, Jérôme Rothen, who spoke of a “casting error” in the choice of Roberto De Zerbi and judged that everything was “to be thrown away”, with the exception of “(Mason) Greenwood and (Gerónimo) Rulli”.
“I tell the players not to listen to this bullshit”
“Contrary to what some may say, the team is strong. I already said it from Lorient, I also made a point after the transfer window: the players are strong, the team is strong, the coach is strong. Since Lorient, we are the team which has taken the most points »underlined the former Moroccan international.
“Then you have the opinions from the outside, you have to throw everything away, everything is catastrophic. Starting with me, the coach, the president, the players, the young people, nothing is going right… We’re used to it. Every day I tell players not to listen to this bullshit. They want to destabilize us, but they will not succeed”added Benatia.
