Qualification for the Champions League is no longer a given for OM. Sixths before 31e day of Ligue 1, which will see them host Nice on Sunday evening at the Vélodrome, the Marseillais no longer have their destiny in hand in this final sprint. They are two points behind Lyon and Lille, while Rennes is one point ahead. The consequence of a season which turned out to be “berezina”says Emmanuel Petit.
In the show Rothen igniteson the airwaves of RMC, the 1998 world champion smashed the club and the Marseille players. For him, the problem of the Olympian squad
“isn’t just mental”. “It’s a never-ending soap opera for Olympique de Marseille. It’s a fiasco on every level and the supporters are depressed at the moment”he observes, aware that the OM jersey is “extremely heavy to carry”.
“The quality and level of the players are a problem”
“Facundo (Medina), he is very nice, but it follows what (Medhi) Benatia said, it follows the departure of (Pablo) Longoria, it follows all the other episodes. It’s Dallas in fact, it never ends!he continues. But more than the mind, it’s the quality and level of the players that pose a problem, we’re not going to lie. There are players who have a career and a track record but who have been downgraded in recent years. »
And the former Blues midfielder targeted three Habib Beye players in particular. “(Benjamin) Pavard, (Pierre-Emerick) Aubameyang, (Pierre-Emile) Hojbjerg, all these players, they were but they are no longerhe says.
Hiding behind mental failure is too easy because the players themselves are aware that they are playing in a squad which is not at the level of the ambitions displayed by the club this year. »
