Olympique de Marseille is in crisis as the Olympian club approaches the final sprint. Beaten in Lorient (2-0) after a disastrous performance, the Ciel et Blanc fell to 6e place in the Ligue 1 standings and see the Champions League slip away.
Medhi Benatia gave a resounding rant at the end of the meeting and Facundo Medina also tried to remobilize the Marseille troops by speaking. “We are half sad or angry at the attitude of some”he confided, adding: “I said it to certain players face to face, I won’t tell you who out of respect, but we’re talking about players here – and I’m going to include myself in that! – who have a lot of experience. »
But the speech of the former Lensois was not to the taste of Jean-Pierre Papin, former glory of the Olympian club. “It bothers me. For me, it doesn’t happen. A speech must be made in the locker room. To speak like that is also to clear oneself. It’s not said outside.”he explained on the microphone of JĂ©rĂ´me Rothen, on RMC Sport.
Jean-Pierre Papin does not understand
“I know Facundo a little, he’s a good guy, honestly. But I don’t see why he comes today to talk to the press about everyone’s problems, he continued.
Either there is no problem and there will be an electric shock, or they no longer want to play together and there will be nothing. »
And for the former Ballon d’Or, pessimism is in order given the dark season experienced by OM. “There was the Rabiot affair, the departure of De Zerbi, the results, the declarations of Benatia…, he recalled. Today, a few weeks before the World Cup, which will concern several players, I wonder who will roll up their sleeves. No one is going to take any risks…”
