The OM coach appeared somewhat groggy to journalists after his team’s rout against PSG (5-0). He can only recognize the superiority of the European champions and regrets the attitude of his players who did not follow his plan in the first half. Marseille comes off the podium and leaves 3rd place to Lyon. The Strasbourg reception next Saturday is far from being a gift for a team in full doubt.
Why does your team never show the same face and is able to completely miss a big match like this?
ROBERTO DE ZERBI. I have no explanation. You start the match and you don’t know who you have on the pitch. To tell the truth, we’re not going to make excuses. We had some very good matches against Lens (3-1 success in L1), Rennes (3-0 victory in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France), we missed out against Bruges (3-0 defeat and elimination from the Champions League) and here… It’s a roller coaster. I’m looking for consistency, it’s the first time I’ve had a team like that.
Does this result call into question your future at OM and will you discuss it with your leaders?
No, I’m sad but not discouraged. We must not play this way, we must not lose like this. With leaders, we are always looking for solutions. We will talk about it like after every match, victory or defeat.
“We know that PSG is very strong, but there is a way to lose…”
Don’t you think that it’s the permanent turnover that you carry out that is detrimental to your team?
I always have 8 or 9 players who are the same, it rotates depending on injuries. It is not these changes that are destabilizing. There, I decided to line up Timber because I thought he was going to bring us something.
Do you think PSG is too strong an opponent for OM?
We lost in all sectors, we did not follow the plan which was clear. We know that PSG is very strong, but there are ways to lose and ways to lose…
Why did you renew the five-man defense?
We played like that at the Vélodrome and in Kuwait, with a defense of 5. And when we went to 4 in the second half, we suffered even more.
You slipped to 4th place in the championship, will it be difficult to get back on the podium?
The question is above all to know which OM we will have in the second half of the season. If we have the Lens one, it will be fine. If we have the one this evening (Sunday) or in Bruges, it will be complicated.
Your teams have always looked like you. Why can’t you do it with OM?
Good question, I don’t know…
