After four consecutive defeats in the championship, OM moved forward this Sunday on the pitch at Troyes, with a 0-2 victory for the 6e day of Ligue 1, and above all a jump out of the red zone. However, nothing is resolved on the Marseille side if we judge the shortcomings displayed by the Olympians on this occasion.
On RMC, Christophe Dugarry does not hide his dismay. “ Should we be satisfied with the result? You don’t have much choice, what else do you want? The game is so poor. Do we realize the technical weakness? The number of bad controls, bad passes, bad choices… It’s catastrophic! This is not a financial question, we must stop hiding our faces. With the players there are, there is enough to make for a decent season! »
The 1998 world champion is actually worried about Bruno Genesio’s team. “ There, this team from yesterday is going to face relegation, that’s for sure. We said to ourselves that OM could aim for a European place, because there are quality players. But if even they are not able to make a forward pass… I advise the players to watch their game. It was horrible, how did I watch this entire match? I am speechless. I’m shocked. How is it possible to do so little, so few races, so few occasions… It’s so technically poor that it’s impossible to project yourself forward. »
The level of players singled out
Eric Di Meco on the same channel shares this ruthless analysis. “ There are a bunch of players on the OM side, if I am their manager, I tell them at the end of the season that there is a percentage of their income that I will donate to Bosmanproclaims the former emblematic defender of the club. Because if it hadn’t been for the Bosman ruling, they wouldn’t be playing in the first division and in Ligue 1, that’s not possible, they would be playing in the second division, or even in the National. If all the best French players had stayed with us like in the 1990s, these guys would be playing in Ligue 2! »
And to attack a particular player by name: “
Little Egan-Riley, at what point when you are a central defender and you only make lateral passes for 90 minutes and every time you are given the ball there is 20 meters in front of you, instead of moving forward a little to create gaps and attract players towards you, you remain static? At some point, the side passes open up space, you have to move forward, but he never does! Me, I can play like that at 63, with lateral passes! It’s not possible, you can’t be a Ligue 1 player without ever moving forward, participating in mismatches… Aguerd does it, everyone does it but him, no… » And to conclude: “ Our stars are catastrophic. Paixao, when he goes out, he sulks even though he’s useless. We have to think collectively at a given moment. Fortunately there are young people. »
