[Football] De Zerbi offers to resign as Marseilles coach

[Lady Whistledown]

They've just been beaten at home by lowly Auxerre.

De Zerbi: "If the problem is me, then I'm ready to resign"

A French journalist has shockingly just stated on Twitter that "OM cannot defend". Which comes as a huge surprise, I'm sure you'll all agree. I loved some of the football we played in his first season but my God was it shit or bust at times. Marseilles appear to be at the Find Out stage of FAFO right now.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

We've reached that stage already?

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Funny. And oh so predictable. Bell end ego maniac.

He’s really not as good as he thinks he is.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

What a drama Queen.

 

[AZ Gull]

 

[Easy 10]

I loved him once.

But he's a Pound Shop Mourinho.

 

[London Irish]

I thought they were second in the table? So it's either win the league or he's shit, ok

 

[WhingForPresident]

He has the ability but his temperament will prevent him from winning any major honours. No real big club is going near someone so erratic and generally nuts.

 

[lasvegan]

I thought they were second in the table? So it's either win the league or he's shit, ok

And lowly Auxerre are on a really good run, 4-1-1, now up to 6th. I’m pretty sure they’re crap at defending though…

 

[Ike and Tina Burner]

The full quote:
"I have to take responsibility for this home defeat. We have difficulties at home, that’s clear. I don't know whether it’s a lack of courage or personality. I came here to play at the Vélodrome because I wanted to live that experience. If the problem is me, I’m ready to leave. I’ll leave without the money, I don’t care about the rest. I don’t want to make excuses and talk nonsense. I’m not going to escape, we have to face reality. That’s what I have to do… I repeat if I’m the problem, I have to leave"

I think the partial quote above is a bit misleading. He seems much more sincere in the full quote.
It is a bit weird though. They're 2nd in the table and lost to a team on a decent run of form so he's not exactly doing badly. Remember that they finished 8th and didn't even qualify for Europe last season.
I think he's trying to put pressure on himself to do better by staking his resignation. I guess he thinks Marseille should be genuine title challengers.

 

[saafend_seagull]

3 tricky games next for them. What a shame.

 

[dazzer6666]

Dear oh dear. Should have listened to Tony and Barbs. Will soon be unemployable at this rate. Oh well

 

[Triggaaar]

The full quote:
"I have to take responsibility for this home defeat. We have difficulties at home, that’s clear. I don't know whether it’s a lack of courage or personality. I came here to play at the Vélodrome because I wanted to live that experience. If the problem is me, I’m ready to leave. I’ll leave without the money, I don’t care about the rest. I don’t want to make excuses and talk nonsense. I’m not going to escape, we have to face reality. That’s what I have to do… I repeat if I’m the problem, I have to leave"

I think the partial quote above is a bit misleading. He seems much more sincere in the full quote.

A bit?

To me it reads like he's taking the responsibility, not being the diva that the first posts would have you believe

 

[hart's shirt]

We'll always have Marseille.
And Amsterdam.
And Athens.
And Rome.

 

[dazzer6666]

We'll always have Marseille.
And Amsterdam.
And Athens.
And Rome.

….and Potter’s Chelsea

 

[Flounce]

He can’t use the “small club” line this time either

 

[Guinness Boy]

When you lose at home (again) it’s far better just to suck your teeth and mutter “it is what it is”.

 

[Flounce]

When you lose at home (again) it’s far better just to suck your teeth and mutter “it is what it is”.

Your bitterness really does know no bounds does it, you have even shoehorned it into a thread about a different manager

Talking about teeth sucking I think FH does it even more than GP

 

[Guinness Boy]

Your bitterness really does know no bounds does it, you have even shoehorned it into a thread about a different manager

Talking about teeth sucking I think FH does it even more than GP

Just contrasting the two reactions.

De Zerbi is box office. Graham is someone who works in a box office.

It’s a shame RDZ’s got a couple of sex cases playing for him as this would otherwise be tremendous entertainment that would inevitably end with him or their fans spontaneously combusting.

Meanwhile, at Brighton, where it matters, we’ve finally got the balance right after two extremes.

 

[Flounce]

It’s a shame RDZ’s got a couple of sex cases playing for him as this would otherwise be tremendous entertainment that would inevitably end with him or their fans spontaneously combusting.

It is going to end the same way regardless of who they’ve signed. I wasn’t expecting it to be moving in that direction quite so quickly though