Olympique de Marseille was left with another disappointment on Sunday. Despite the resounding rant from Medhi Benatia last Saturday, after the defeat conceded in Lorient, the double doses of training throughout the week or the speech of Facundo Medina, the Ciel et Blanc had to settle for a draw against OGC Nice (1-1).
Habib Beye’s players undoubtedly thought they had done the hardest part by opening the score shortly after the hour mark but that was without taking into account a penalty conceded in the last moments of the match after a guilty loss of the ball by Himad Abdelli. Enough to provoke the anger of certain Marseillais. This is evidenced by the comments made by Pierre-Emile Hojberg at the end of the meeting.
“We have to win this match, it’s over. We need to stop talking during the week and now… I need to be careful what I say. We have to win this match, we have to stop things, it’s not right what we’re doing,” he said at the Ligue1+ microphone, the Danish midfielder seeming to have things to say to some of his teammates.
Habib Beye pointed the finger at certain players…
Habib Beye did not hesitate to incriminate Himad Abdelli, even if he took care not to name him. “It requires a lot more seriousness. It’s not normal to lose these balloons. It’s difficult to accept because we’ve had opportunities and we’ve seen very good things. But for some, among the entrants, that is not enough,” he cursed.
“It’s psychological, I think, compared to what we’re experiencing this season. On the other hand, I think it lasted five minutes. There are two situations. One that we offer them and one that they create for themselves. But after that, we have other situations behind to score the second goal. I think this is where we feel frustration and annoyance. And I said, that’s not enough for some, he insisted. We can always claim, but when you enter a match like this, you have to come to the level of the match. We have to go into the importance of the match. And that wasn’t our case in the end. »
