Roberto de Zerbi did not like what he saw, Sunday, during the shock between Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille, the sky and white bowing on the wire (1-0) in the Rhône.
Olympique de Marseille is living in a decidedly complicated start to the season. And not just behind the scenes. It is the same on the ground. Two weeks after an inaugural defeat in Rennes marked by the violent fight between Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe, the two men being left to leave the Olympian club, OM bowed on the lawn of Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday, at the end of the 3e Ligue 1 day (1-0).
If they had evolved more than an hour in numerical superiority in Brittany before being crucified by Ludovic Blas in additional time, it was this time the Marseillais who played most of the meeting at ten. As a result of the exclusion of CJ Egan-Riley before half an hour of play after a technical error by Leonardo Balerdi in the midfield.
Captain Marseille, also the author of a CSC in the last minutes of the meeting, also took responsibility before the press after the meeting. “” It’s very hard. We came to get the three points. After the error, I take responsibility for the expulsion of CJ. I started. It was sad as a evening “, He said in front of the microphones. Strong words that have not moved Roberto de Zerbi, very annoyed by the turn of events.
“It’s not the right mentality”
“” I have nothing to tell him. Yes, he made a mistake. But if I have things to tell him, they say to themselves in the locker room ”, He reacted before pointing the finger at the mentality of his players, which appeared too resigned to his taste.
“I agree with you, especially after the expulsion. We suffered more than them even if, in the end, they do not necessarily have many opportunities. At 10 against 11, it was always the case even if we could have deserved a little more on this meeting ”, he started.
“I think we have provoked the expulsion from which we are punished. We had the ball. Egan Riley is a young player from 2003. Cornelius was the only defender on the bench. We have not conceded many opportunities, even ten against eleven. But you need courage and personality. If we think that we can curl up five behind, it is not the right mentality when you want to play in a big club ”, He continued, with the black look.
