Gennaro Gattuso wanted to publicly support his right-back. While recalling a certain notion of requirement.
As incredible as it may seem, the leaders of Olympique de Marseille considered selling Jonathan Clauss in the last days of the winter transfer window. The right back was accused of taking it easy in view of Euro 2024.
However, the former Lens player retains the confidence of his coach. “It’s very simple, and I even said it at the end of the match: I believe in the good faith of my players. I’ve spoken a lot with Jonathan Clauss since the start of the season and since I arrived. He knows what I think of him. Jonathan, if I have to look at the data, he is one of the players who has played the most if not even the one who has played the most in the championship”declared Gennaro Gattuso this Friday at a press conference.
The Italian technician insisted on the notion of requirement. “I cannot doubt and question whether my players are telling the truth or not, whether they feel like they are playing or not. Afterwards, we talked a lot as I said. What is important is that we are demanding of ourselves too,” hammered the former AC Milan midfielder.
Gattuso seems relieved that Clauss remains on his squad. “In the end, he stayed and he is here with us. What was said remains behind us and now it is a new day. I want us to focus on the future. If he deserves to play, obviously he will play. I know he has the level to do it, he can have a very high level. I don’t question the professionalism of my players, ever. He knows what I expect from him, he has known it from the start”assures the OM coach, who will travel to Lyon on Sunday for the last match of the 20th day of Ligue 1.
