Gattuso Criticizes His Players After Marseille's Defeat to Lyon
The Italian coach ended up annoyed and demanded greater involvement from his players, especially from those with more experience. These were his stern words.
Olympique de Marseille is no longer progressing and lost a very important match last night. Gennaro Gattuso's men lost to OL in the Olympico, with a 1-0 defeat, and are increasingly moving away from the European positions towards the end of the season.
After the game, the coach of the Phocéens spoke at a press conference and did not show tenderness towards his players, deciding to reprimand them sharply. He was upset with the involvement of his players and asked the most experienced ones, especially the internationals, to do more.
Gattuso reprimands his players
"I said the day before yesterday (Friday) in a press conference that we are in a demanding club. You have to be demanding, I am a responsible person and I don't want to make an excuse. I think we shouldn't talk about luck or bad luck. On the other hand, one thing is certain, nobody has dominated us since I arrived here. Something has always been missing, it's true, when you concede a goal in the 90th minute, when you have goal opportunities, when you cross in front of the goal but there is not enough presence. It's in details like this that I expect more from my players, I expect more overall. I too, maybe I have to give a little more. And as for the injured, I don't think we should complain. It's too easy to fall into this kind of excuse. We have high-level players, experienced players, international players. And I am convinced that they can do more for the team," said Gattuso, very angry last night after this bitter defeat for OM.
