The Spanish coach of Olympique de Marseille blames the blow, and does not understand how his team could have been so unlucky for two games.
Goals disallowed by the VAR, a clear domination not materialized, a result not up to expectations… Three days after their elimination in the Champions League against Panathinaikos, Olympique de Marseille experienced the same kind of nightmare on Friday evening at Metz (2-2), opening the second day of Ligue 1. And the blow is hard to take for Marcelino.
“All the elements went against us. We shot 22 times and created more than ten clear chances, noted the Spanish coach at a press conference, relays Le PhocĂ©en. On the side of our rival, second shot, goal, then third shot, goal. We should have won, and by a large margin. Football is defined by success. We missed it, that’s how it is. »
For his debut at the head of OM, the former coach of Valencia and Villarreal is not spared the blows of fate. “I have experienced few situations like this in my career, he acknowledges, flabbergasted. In three days, we played two matches where each time, we should have largely won, scoring a lot of goals. It’s unbelievable that we didn’t win this match and that there are similar circumstances, so much bad luck, on these two meetings. »
However, the Olympian coach believes that his team is ” on the right path”. “We were able to put the blow we received on Tuesday behind us. I’m proud of my players.” he concluded.
