If he gave his support to his attacker, Gennaro Gattuso finds fault with his attitude.
If Olympique de Marseille took an important step towards qualification by winning on the pitch of AEK Athens (0-2), Vitinha was not reassured. Established in the absence of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Portuguese striker missed numerous opportunities.
Gennaro Gattuso nonetheless gave his support to his player. “I am very happy, very proud for him, he had an incredible match, he assured. I like Vitinha, his job is to play and score goals. There is often this controversy about my relationship with him. He is very strong but when we have several players (in the same position), we have to make very specific choices. »
The Marseille coach nevertheless has one criticism to make of the former Braga player, recruited for 30 million euros. “ Two days after arriving in Marseille, I told Vitinha that he only had one thing to improve: his smile “, he said, adding: “You have to work a lot to progress in general, but he is a person who can hear, with a strong personality and physical strength. »
