Olympique de Marseille is not coping. A week after their ugly defeat conceded on the pitch of FC Lorient (2-0), the Marseillais followed up with a draw at home against OGC Nice. The Ciel et Blanc had opened the scoring thanks to Pierre-Emile Hojberg shortly after the hour mark but Elye Wahi remembered the good memories of his former club by equalizing from the penalty spot in the last minutes of the match.
The situation becomes critical for OM who remain stuck at 6e place in the standings now four points behind the podium and fourth place synonymous with qualification for the Champions League. However, Habi Beye refuses to give up.
“We must not give up. There are still nine points to be taken. It’s moving away, yes, but as long as nothing is lost, we can’t lower our heads, he said at the end of the meeting. It’s very clear, the dynamic is not good. But we must not give up. There remains self-esteem, the desire to have a good end to the season and to give pleasure to those who love OM. »
“It’s not enough”
“It’s difficult to go through what we’re going through. I have the impression of not being able to bring OM to where they need to be, but we are concentrating on the work, like hard workers”he continued before incriminating some of his players. “At 1-0, you have to be much more serious. When I see the action again, things are missing, a lot of things,” he first lamented.
“After Lorient, there was a reaction, aggressiveness, situations. And in a case where we do not master the details, we must be much better and we punish ourselves”he regretted again before focusing on the action that caused the penalty: “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 entrants, that is not enough. »
“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. »
If he did not mention his name, Himad Abdelli is clearly targeted. Coming into play in place of Justin Timber, he is in fact the cause of the loss of the ball at the start of the penalty action. When he had just recovered it, he put the ball back in the middle, which the Nice took advantage of.
