Two days before the important trip from Marseille to Nice (Saturday 9 p.m.), for the 9th day of Ligue 1, Gennaro Gattuso appeared relaxed at a press conference. Very talkative in each of his responses, the Italian coach spoke about the possibility of regularly opening OM training to journalists, who were able to attend a full session on Tuesday. With a smile, the former AC Milan player said the experience could happen again.
“We can do it again, it was a pleasure. I have no secrets. I don’t see why there couldn’t be any developments between us and you, the journalists, he assured. Curious people are the best people, I always find that very interesting. If one day you want, we could organize a technical-tactical lesson off camera, with coffee, cappuccino, wine and even sausage if you want.
Whether under the gaze of the press or not, “Ringhio” is very active during training, does not hesitate to give instructions and move among the players. A management style necessary for his team according to him: “A coach must always be on top of the players throughout training. But then they don’t see me anymore. The locker room belongs to the players. Since it’s only 1 hour and 15 minutes of training, I think they can accept that. I tried to hold back but the workload decreased by 35%… I prefer to be heavy like that, sometimes I take a doliprane because my head hurts…”.
After training “very hard” during the international break, Gattuso’s Olympians will meet at the Allianz Riviera for a highly anticipated Mediterranean derby. OM will try to bring down OGC Nice, undefeated in 8 days.
