After having surpassed Stade Brestois (4-1), OM let its group withdraw for a second week of internship far from the commandery. There, in Italy, of Zerbi and Rongier were complimentary to LOSC, his next opponent.
The LOSC and Olympique de Marseille compete on Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.) in a decisive match in the conquest of a direct qualification in the Champions League, at the end of the 32nd day of Ligue 1. There are only three days of the championship and, to date, six clubs still hope to be able to reach these expensive, very expensive places. In the event of a victory, Dogues and Olympians could take a step, a very big step, towards this goal.
Internship and praise
It is a decision made by Roberto de Zerbi who had surprised, and still surprises, but which is of its fruit for the moment. He had made the choice, after the OM’s victory against Montpellier on April 19 (5-1), to go to do an internship in Rome with his players. His first week ended on a wide success at the Vélodrome, against Stade Brestois (4-1). The latter was convincing enough for the Olympians to extend the experience one more week, hoping to obtain such a good result in Lille on Sunday. “Breaking our routine is good for everyone. […] Outside the Marseille setting, we find ourselves even more ”said Valentin Rongier.
-“It is undoubtedly the best training in the championship behind Paris Saint-Germain”
Questioned by RMCthe Marseille midfielder was already projected on the duel to come against LOSC: “I think it will be a very balanced match. We know that Lille will want to beat us absolutely, but we are also going to win this match. Because I think that if we ever manage to negotiate it, it will still feel good for our goal. Now, we know that it will be a complicated match, we have already faced them twice this year, it is a very organized team, which sacrifices a lot on the field. The offensive, the defensive … everyone runs. This is what makes the match difficult “he thus analyzed.
Always lost in his base camp, which his troop will leave this Friday afternoon to go directly to Lille, Roberto de Zerbi gives little grain to grind the media, quickly closing his training sessions. He still let out some snatches of a speech from the journalists of
The team. These words concern LOSC, its next opponent: “This is undoubtedly the best training in the championship behind Paris Saint-Germain. Not on paper, not on their individuality, but on their way of existing as a team, their consistency, their experience ”explained the Italian technician, who stumbled twice (1-1 in Ligue 1, 1-1 then Tab elimination in the French Cup) on Bruno Genesio this season.