“I am the one responsible, but we all need to examine our consciences. We had a lot of experience in the field. I don’t know the reaction of my players, I don’t know what to do. (…) It’s my responsibility, but I’m not the only one who can put things in place. If we talk about tonight’s match, it was too violent, too brutal. In thirteen years, I have never seen what I saw tonight”said Roberto De Zerbi, totally disappointed, Wednesday evening after the rout suffered against Bruges. And he was publicly supported by Medhi Benatia, director of football, who pointed the finger at the players following the scathing defeat (0-3).
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In the mixed zone, he said that the Italian coach had alerted his players all week about Club Brugge‘s impactful start to the match. Result: 2 goals conceded in 11 minutes and terrible apathy on the pitch. What to do when you give instructions, warn your flock and no one listens to you? This is perhaps the question that Roberto De Zerbi is currently asking himself.
De Zerbi has thought about it and wants to leave
Earlier in the day, Roberto De Zerbi did not go, with the rest of the team, to Clairefontaine (OM will be there until the weekend, Editor’s note) to prepare for the match against Paris FC on Saturday in Ligue 1. Time for him to think about his future in Marseille. According to our information, he asked to leave Olympique de Marseille. Which triggered internal discussions with Olympian management.
In recent weeks, he seemed on edge. He attacked the media treatment of him, expressed his incomprehension at the inconsistency of his team, and sometimes gave a confusing speech about his future. A way of making people understand that despite the desire to complete a 3-year cycle, anything could happen in this very special environment. One thing is certain, the defeat in Bruges and the terrible elimination from the Champions League could have very important consequences.
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