<br><br><div> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph"><i>"I'll be at the bank tomorrow." </i>After 24 hours of uncertainty and contradictory information,<strong> Roberto DeZerbi </strong>confirmed today that he would lead the<strong> Marseille</strong> tomorrow, Saturday, against Paris FC, in a Ligue 1 game, despite Wednesday's defeat in Bruges, in the last round of the championship phase (3-0), and the subsequent elimination from the Champions League having left their mark.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-md irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-md hidden-xs hidden-md"> </span></span></span><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">After the disaster in Belgium, Thursday was a turbulent day for Marseille, who trained at a training center in the Paris region, between Rambouillet and the Clairefontaine training center.</p> <span class="content-subtitle-simple "> <h2 class="subtitle">De Zerbi explains why he did not direct the training</h2></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">This brief stay had been planned for some time, but took an unexpected turn when several media outlets reported that De Zerbi had not conducted the training. Later, other publications stated that the Italian coach was about to leave or that the club's board was considering releasing him. </p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-xs hidden-xs hidden-md"/></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph"><i>"I didn't train yesterday because I spent a lot of time analyzing Paris FC, I didn't sleep much and I wasn't feeling well. Everything else is just things written and said. </i>De Zerbi responded during a video conference press conference.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph"><i>"We lost an important game, in a bad way and we are out of the Champions League. It's a game that hurt. We spoke last night with Pablo Longoria</i> (president)<i> and Medhi Benatia </i>(sports director) <i>find the best solutions",</i> De Zerbi added.</p> <span class="content-subtitle-simple "> <h2 class="subtitle">“I’ll be at the bank tomorrow”</h2></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph"><i>"As for the rest, there is nothing to confirm. I was and am OM's coach (…) Today I prepared the team and tomorrow I will be on the bench", he said.</i> De Zerbi reiterated, adding that he has <i>"strength for another five or six years" </i>in your position.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">However, the next games will shape their future: tomorrow against Paris FC, on Tuesday at home against <strong>Rennes </strong>in the round of 16 of the French Cup and another trip to the capital to face <strong>Paris Saint-Germain </strong>on February 8 in Ligue 1. <i>“We need two wins and then we will see things from another perspective”</i>declared about the first two of these three meetings.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><span class="content-subtitle-simple "> <h2 class="subtitle">The council's anger</h2></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Before the defeat in Bruges, Marseille beat Lens 3-1 last Saturday, which lost the lead in the championship, while De Zerbi's team, third with six points ahead of fifth placed (Lille), was well positioned in the race for a place in the next Champions League, its only publicly declared objective.</p> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">On Wednesday in Bruges, <strong>Benácia, </strong>More irritated with the players than with the coach, he also reiterated the importance of the French Cup for Marseille, but also the difficulty of planning in advance given the team's irregularity.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-related content-border related-double " data-gtm-element-container="modulo-noticias-relacionadas"> <span class="module-supra-title"> <span>Also read</span></span> <span class="related-double-module-container "> </span><span class="related-double-module-container "> </span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">"<i>The truth is that you face Rennes and you don't know which OM team you will face. I don't know either. If it's Bruges, we will concede five goals. On the other hand, if it's Lens we have the conditions to win and then we won't even look at the draw because we are better than the next rival. But I don't know. The truth is, I don't know,"</i> Benácia explained.</p> </div><script type="script/gg"> gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, 'c:facebooka-frU9M5JY', function () { console.log('facebook-ad-def'); !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '682047071976590'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); }); </script>