Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, OM striker, was amused by the anger of his coach Gennaro Gattuso during the second half of the victory in Lorient (2-4) on Sunday.
OM’s good results have brought back a little lightness among the players. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was amused by an anger piqued by Gennaro Gattuso during the second period of the match won in Lorient (2-4) at the end of the 15th day of Ligue 1. On the bench after his replacement at the 72nd minute (by Ismaïla Sarr), the Gabonese striker imitated the Italian’s facial expressions by taking a black look and a threatening tone under the hilarious eyes of Amine Harit and Azzedine Ounahi, also replaced during the game.
Gattuso ‘angry’ about second half
This amusing scene comes four days after another joke from a Marseille player towards his coach. Against Lyon (3-0) on Wednesday, Ounahi dodged the handshake of the former sanguine midfielder on the sidelines, the latter pretending to jump on his player to make him pay for his impertinence.
On Sunday, Gattuso railed against his team’s performance in the second period during which they completely abandoned the game in Lorient after gaining a clear advantage at half-time (1-4).
“I am happy with the victory but I am angry because of the way the match went”¸ he explained at a press conference. “We played like a great team in the first half, but in the second half it wasn’t enough. And it became a big flaw for us. I had the impression of reliving the same 2nd half as against Strasbourg. And I’m in a good position to talk about these things because I lost a Champions League final against Liverpool when we were leading 3-0 at half-time. So I’ll say it again, I’m very angry of this second period.”
Before leaving, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang confirmed his current good form by scoring a double. The former Dortmund and Arsenal player has scored seven times in the last four games in all competitions. Marseille scored a third victory in Ligue 1 which puts it back in sixth place in the league.