While on RMC, the OM sports director clarified the situation of his Italian coach.
«If I’m the problem, I’m ready to leave“. Roberto De Zerbi threw a huge wrench into the pond on Friday, after the scathing setback for “his” OM against Auxerre (1-3). Sports director of the Marseille club, Mehdi Benatia, however, has no intention of parting ways with the Italian technician. “He’s the man for the job, there’s no discussion. The confidence we have in him, I don’t even need to talk about it,” he commented in an interview on RMC this Tuesday.
And the former Juventus player continued: “He told me: ‘If I’m the problem, don’t hesitate. I don’t need the money.’ When we talk about responsibilities, he took his own. Roberto is excessive, compulsive and sanguine. He’s a golden guy, he lives for football. He chose OM. When you know the character, you know he fits this city. It’s love, football, passion.” he continued, noting that the person concerned calls him “sometimes at 11 p.m., he tells me that he is still at the office and that he is going to sleep at the Commanderie.” After two seasons at the head of Brighton, De Zerbi, 45, signed for three years at OM.
