There is not, yet, a fire in the lake, but let’s say that a small ember is being born on the side of Marseille after the new defeat of OM, Sunday evening in Lens (1-0), in at the very end of the match. The fourth, already, in just eleven days of Ligue 1, and OM find themselves seven points behind the European places (with one game in hand). And the performance of the Phocéens at Bollaert does not reassure Marseille supporters. Not even their coach Gennaro Gattuso, who was a little worried at the end of the match.
“It was a match in which we spent a lot of energy, Lens is one of the teams which runs the most in the French championship, which presses one against one. We suffered but we knew it, commented the Italian coach. A draw would have been fair but football is like that, let’s not talk about bad luck, it’s a weak argument. »
“Players are only at 50-60% of their capabilities”
After this overall analysis of the match, the former AC Milan midfielder began to criticize his players, incapable, according to him, of all getting up to speed: “On a technical level we have to do more, we don’t can’t afford to play with so many players below. Compared to the jersey we wear, what we do is insufficient. He lacked the nastiness, the technique, because we failed too much. There is concern but it’s not all about being worried, we need to find solutions. Some players are only at 50-60% of their capacity and can do a lot more than what they do. »
Arriving during the season after Marcelino’s resignation, Gennaro Gattuso also recognizes his faults: “I assume my responsibilities. When a player plays at 50% of his value, it’s my fault, at the moment I can’t get them to 100%. I have to be able to get into their heads and make them play 100%. »