‘I leave the controversies, the lies, all the rest to others ‘ – Roberto De Zerbi says he is focused on Marseille run-in | OneFootball

There is very little room for error at Olympique de Marseille, let alone in a Ligue 1 battle for European football which is as tight as it is this season. After spending a week at a training camp in Rome, Roberto De Zerbi and Les Olympiens get back to on-pitch action against Stade Brestois on Sunday evening, with an opportunity to overtake Monaco to reclaim second place after Les Monégasques‘ draw against Le Havre on Saturday (1-1). Speaking at a press conference attended by Get French Football News, Marseille coach De Zerbi says he is focussed on the football ahead of the last four games of the season – despite a season which has been up and down off and on the pitch in the Provence region. The former Brighton and Sassuolo manager has had a fraught relationship with the press, with accusations of information being leaked from inside the club of tensions between players and their coach following a defeat to Stade de Reims earlier this season.“C’est L’OM,” (That’s OM) De Zerbi said with a smile in French. “I knew what OM was when I came here, that’s why I wanted to come. The people at the stadium and at home understand who is pushing and giving everything for this club and who is acting in bad faith,” said the Italian coach at the Commanderie on Saturday afternoon.“Everyone is free to do what they want. I do what I think is right for my team, and that’s OM. Pablo, Medhi, everyone who works with the team, we do things for the good of OM. The rest, the controversy, the lies… I leave that to others.”GFFN | George Boxall – reporting from the Commanderie, Marseille