De Zerbi on Sporting: Still thinking about Champions League clash? | OneFootball

Roberto De Zerbi argued that his team performed well in the match against Sporting, and that the blame for the defeat was his. Marseille visited the Alvalade stadium last Wednesday, October 22, where they were defeated by Sporting under Rui Borges, by 2-1.

"The game changed because of a carelessness by Emerson (who has already apologized to the fans). In the first half, there was only Marseille on the field. Boos could be heard from the stands. I didn't want us to just defend. I said I wasn't satisfied with the second half in Lisbon, it's not just a problem of that game", Roberto De Zerbi began to explain.

The Marseille coach continued: "We have to make honest analyses. I'm not infallible, I make mistakes. When I do, I raise my hand and apologize. I would like to play that game again. Sporting had three opportunities in the second half. They didn't create much danger but our block was very low. Maybe it's my fault".

"We didn't do what we wanted to do, I expected our block to play further up the field. I couldn't make myself understood between the two halves", Roberto De Zerbi explained next, admitting he couldn't get the message across to the players.

The coach who was defeated by Sporting concluded as follows: "Olympiakos played with 10 against Barcelona, conceded six goals. Napoli conceded six against PSV. Ajax [who played a long time with one less against Chelsea] conceded five. ".

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