Beaten in Brest on a new goal at the very end of the match (1-0), while it was in numerical superiority, Marseille “hit rock bottom” on Sunday, during the 22nd day of Ligue 1, lamented the coach Gennaro Gattuso. “I think there are very few things to say this evening, we just have to assume our responsibilities, ask forgiveness from the supporters, ask forgiveness from this jersey because, tonight, what we produced is unacceptable,” said recognized the Italian technician.
He then described himself as “primarily responsible” for the wreck, during his very long intervention with the players after the match. “I like to speak calmly in the locker room. I told them that it was me who made the choices and that I was not the type to shy away from my responsibilities,” he detailed, before being more ruthless with the state of mind displayed by his group. “In football, you need a soul and that is precisely what we are currently lacking. Without a soul everything is more difficult,” he insisted.
“I think we hit rock bottom this evening. We are in a whirlwind, a vicious circle and I believe that we must focus today on taking as many points as possible to regain a little bit of serenity,” added Gattuso. The inability of his team to take control of the match and to be truly dangerous when they played the last half hour 11 against 10 is a particularly telling sign.
And on a ball lost in its 30 meters, Marseille even let slip a point from the draw which would have been a lesser evil. Here is OM which slips to 9th place in the distance rankings in the European zone.
“We’re not a real team, that’s what I regret. And at 11 against 10 we were not able to worry our opponent. We are too fragile and unfortunately, at this level, we pay dearly for it,” he concluded.
