Marseille/PSG – Genesio fires back at the press | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille faced off thisSunday at the Stade Vélodrome for Matchday 5 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 season.A match that ended in a 1-2 Parisian victory (OM/PSG video highlights). After the match, Marseille coach Bruno Genesio spoke at the press conference.

Genesio: “Being satisfied with a 2-1 defeat? No.”

Beyond the defeat, do you take the positive performance from it?

Yes, but I’m a bit tired of repeating the same things. Being satisfied with a 2-1 defeat? No. We can’t be. Especially when we keep making the same mistakes. If we concede a goal against the best team in Europe from a shift in play, a three-man move, a shot into the top corner, then you applaud. But yet another second ball because we’ve just scored and we’re not focused... That’s a lack of maturity.

I can’t fault anything in the mentality, in what we did against the best team in Europe, but it’s not normal to give away goals from that kind of action. That’s the level of demand we have to place on ourselves. We can’t be satisfied with a defeat, that’s not how we move forward. We should have used the previous matches to get a draw, maybe even better.

Genesio: “I can’t be satisfied with losing, even if it’s against the best team in Europe.”

Do you have regrets? Did you believe you could do it?

Yes, I believed. We played the match we wanted to play in terms of defensive organization and effort. It’s a shame to concede a goal like that. They had other chances they could have put away, but we can’t concede a goal like that. I can’t be satisfied with having lost, even if it’s against the best team in Europe. That’s not why I do this job.

How do you explain the lack of maturity? Is it a physical or mental issue?

It’s difficult to answer tonight. In any case, it keeps happening again. That’s the reality. This morning, we spent 35 minutes working on defending set pieces.

Genesio: “You can’t throw everything away just because you weren’t alert to a second ball”

Is it weariness? Does it feel like people are giving up? Will you still be OM coach in the coming weeks?

It’s not about giving up. It’s just that when you’re a coach, you’re not there to be congratulated for losing a match. You’re there to win matches. I can’t be satisfied with the positives. Especially when we lose because of the same mistakes. This group gave everything, maybe even more. They stood up to the best team in Europe. But I can’t be satisfied with losing. That’s how I feel today. It’s the same things coming back again and again.

I have nothing to reproach my players for, except a lack of concentration or maturity. They were disciplined, they respected what we had put in place to defend well and play the ball out well in order to take PSG out of its comfort zone. But you can’t throw everything away because you weren’t alert to a second ball from a set piece.

Are you going to reflect on your situation?

We think every day with the management, we’re going to have some rest, that will do us good. We’re also going to work, that will do us good too. I have nothing else to say to you.

Genesio: “In Marseille, you can’t be satisfied with an honorable defeat.”

How do you explain the physical drop-off in the second half? When can the problem be solved?

I think that, in this match, we improved. Even if they had their chances. It was also against Paris, with very little possession. You have to run a lot and put in a lot of effort. It’s normal to fade a little, but in the end not that much. We had a few interesting situations. I’m fairly reassured on that point.

Genesio: “Against these teams, you have to be clinical in both boxes.”

Does the pride after honorable defeats worry you?

When you lose a match, the players are frustrated, disappointed. In Marseille, you can’t be satisfied with an honorable defeat. Especially when it’s four in a row in the league. I understand that the schedule hasn’t been very kind to us.

We played Paris after Besiktas, while PSG didn’t play in Europe. But when you can take points against very good teams, it gives you confidence. We didn’t do enough to deserve better. (…) Against these teams, you have to be clinical in both boxes.

Genesio: “We have to keep in mind that we’ll be on a mission.”

What is your view on being in 17th place?

It’s not the position we imagined, even if certain circumstances suggested we might fear a difficult start to the season. But not to this extent. There are good things, and things to correct. We have to get used to fighting. It’s not the same as being at the top of the table. In Marseille, we’re used to being at the top of the table. Not battling to stay up. That’s why I’m sounding the alarm about honorable defeats. The other matches won’t be easy either. We have to keep in mind that we’ll be on a mission.

Could you resign?

No, that’s not on my mind. I’ll take stock with the management, the staff and the players. What matters to me is helping the team improve.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.