The first defeat of the season – against Strasbourg – was “just” an accident. Now Roberto De Zerbi he wants to start again and start winning again from the next match, the one against the bottom of Ligue 1, Angers. A chance to redeem themselves and achieve their fifth success of the season, putting pressure on Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco.
To win the three points, however, Marseille needs a special ingredient: “I want the team to train with character, to play with character. But they must always have it within them, even when they go shopping or go to a restaurant. It is an important characteristic to be able to play for Olympique Marseille”, explained the Italian coach in the press conference.
The former Brighton manager believes his players showed character against Nice, Brest, Lyon and Reims when they found themselves behind, but that wasn’t the case during their last away match: “Incidents like the one in Strasbourg they can happen, but I hope it was just this. Marseille can only be part of the elite if they have continuity. Certainly there is physical condition, form, quality, but I’m also interested in personality, courage, character important to make up the starting team.”