‘In football you have to quickly turn the page’ – Marseille’s Emerson on moving on from PSG win | OneFootball

Emerson Palmieri was present in today’s Olympique de Marseille pre-match press conference attended by Get French Football News, where the former West Ham United defender spoke of teammate Nayef Aguerd, improving OM’s defensive record – and focusing on Les Olympiens’ next game this Friday against Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace. “We expended a lot of mental and physical energy on those two big matches. Against PSG, we played a great game with the desire to win,” said the former Chelsea and Lyon man who joined Marseille on the final day of the season. “That’s football, you have to quickly turn the page, the PSG match is over, we’re closing that chapter. Strasbourg will be a very difficult opponent, they are ahead of us in the table, it’s very important for the standings.”Since his arrival, marked also by the arrivals of fellow West Ham teammate Nayef Aguerd, France international Benjamin Pavard as well as Facundo Medina from Lens – Marseille’s defensive capabilities have seen a marked improvement. “It’s the way the team defends, not just the defence but the way everyone thinks about defensive efforts. It’s a collective effort.”“When you watch our matches, our pressing, our defence starts with the number 9. Against PSG, the forwards ran a lot and that made the defence’s job easier. In modern football, everyone has to help out.”GFFN | George Boxall – reporting from La Commanderie, Marseille.