Sunday evening, Olympique de Marseille will host AS Monaco at the Orange Vélodrome, for the closing match of the thirteenth day of
League 1. Roberto De Zerbi has good memories of the Principality club, which he eliminated in the Champions League play-off in August 2021, while he was coaching Shakhtar Donetsk.
At the time, Niko Kovac’s players were virtually qualified at half-time (0-2), before being held in check and then eliminated after extra time (2-2). “We have something that Monaco doesn’t have: heart and balls… And when you have that, you can do anything. I’m proud of my team because the players were stunned at halftime. But then heart and balls closed the gap. And that can’t be bought on the transfer market”the Italian technician reacted after the meeting.
De Zerbi changes his tune on Monaco
On Saturday, Roberto De Zerbi was much less crude when talking about his future opponent. “AS Monaco is one of the strongest teams, but we also have to think about what we know how to do, what we can improve in our stadium. We have to be real”he confided in a pre-match press conference.
This match already promises to be crucial for OM. In the event of a victory, the Marseille team could double its Sunday visitors at
ranking and find themselves runners-up to Paris Saint-Germain.
