The famous columnist Laure Boulleau believes that Gennaro Gattuso can already start packing his bags to leave OM.
Only one success in six matches. Such is the sad record of Gennaro Gattuso as coach of Olympique de Marseille. Arriving with great fanfare to replace Marcelino, the Italian technician was to relaunch the Marseille team. But, it is clear that with him it only gets bogged down.
For Boulleau, the Gattuso effect has faded
Will the 2006 world champion manage to rectify the situation? Among those who are pessimistic on this subject is Laure Boulleau. The former international player, who now speaks for Canal+, thinks that “the Gattuso effect and the dynamism are running out of steam a little”.
💬 “There is a lot of pressure at OM, at all levels. There is a lack of leaders”
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Boulleau also identified another big problem within the Olympian team: “Physically, I found them in difficulty against Strasbourg. Does Marcelino’s preparation not correspond to the style of play that Gattuso advocates? You can’t catch up physically in just two months.”
Are OM so on the street athletically that they are no longer able to perform on the national scene? MickaĂ«l Landreau, another former international, doesn’t think so. “A physical problem? I don’t find the demands of Gattuso’s playing as hard and energy-consuming as with Tudor.
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Gattuso is not responsible for all the ills in Marseille according to Boulleau.
Finally, where the two observers agree is that the Marseille group no longer has as many qualities as before. Boulleau: “There is a lack of efficiency in both areas. Aubameyang in front, and Balerdi behind is insufficient. The workforce is not up to par.” Landreau agrees, saying: “Will the team improve with him? But I see that the OM squad has weakened enormously. It’s very light. As Gattuso as he is, it’s complicated.”
