OM completely collapsed at La Beaujoire this Saturday as the curtain-raiser for the 32e day of Ligue 1. Facing Nantes potentially relegated to the second division depending on the result of this match, the Marseillais lost 3-0, successively surprised by Ganago (50e), Cabella (54e) and Abline (58e) in the second half. A fight which condemns the last hopes of C1 of the Olympians.
After long minutes of silence – except in a Marseille locker room whose walls shook – Habib Beye did not escape his media obligations, appearing at the Ligue 1+ microphone for a cold and quick debrief. “ There is no analysis because there is no match on our part. Today, we were empty… I said what I had to say to them in the locker room. The reality of this match is that we were not able to give anything », Says the OM coach.
Obviously, the person concerned admits having lost sight of the ultimate objective of the C1 – his team could find itself seventh in the elite at the end of the weekend. “ Today, this place in the Champions League is too far from what we produce. We cannot hope to go to the Champions League with such production. We didn’t show anything mentally in particular. »
Beye: “It’s up to me to question myself…”
Faced with the insipid performance of his players, Habib Beye, however, refused to point out any individuality. “
I won’t target my players in particular, you have to look at the performance as a whole and I could have taken out 90% of the team at half-time. » This while granting a good point to Jeffrey De Lange, substitute in the cage for Geronimo Rulli and author of several decisive saves before the break.
As for his future at the club, the former international defender says he doesn’t worry about it. “ Today the service is not acceptablehe concludes. I’m not doing well based on what I’ve seen from my team. We thought we were capable of rectifying the situation, but that was not the case. It’s up to me to question myself. My future doesn’t matter. When you are OM coach you have to win matches and perform well. Today I was not… »