This Friday, Olympique de Marseille goes to the lawn of the RC Strasbourg on behalf of the 6th day of Ligue 1. A trip that rekindles bad memories: last season, the Phocaeans had dropped to the first leg (0-1) before conceding a draw on return (1-1) against the Alsatians.
At a press conference on Thursday, Roberto de Zerbi returned to the previous disappointment against the RCSA, which occurred while his team surfed on a positive dynamic after his victory against Toulouse (3-1), the OGC Nice (2-0) and Olympique Lyonnais (3-2). A situation that strangely recalls the current context, the OM remaining in a short success against Paris Saint-Germain (1-0) last Monday.
De Zerbi wants to transform the pressure into a motor
“I remember these matches, especially the one in Strasbourg where we were euphoric and enthusiastic after our victory in Lyon. We fell. After PSG (1-0), the first thought was Strasbourg who has good players, young people, who run and who are well organized. They are not random players. They are young, but with significant economic value. It's a difficult match “recognized the Italian technician.
And add:“We wanted to make a high -level match against PSG, but after this match, there are two things: Friday, we will be even more expected with the spotted spotlights on us, Strasbourg will observe us but also all the other teams; Then after there are the expectations that increase. But when you want to do things, you win matches like the one against PSG, it's normal to arouse expectations. It is not anxiety or pressure, it is positive. »»
