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The defeat on Saturday against Nîmes (2-1) did not pass to OM: after the strong words of André Villas-Boas and Alvaro hot, President Jacques-Henri Eyraud singularly raised his tone Sunday in the locker room , denouncing "a pathetic match" and players "unworthy" of the Marseille jersey.

After the setback against the "Crocos", last in Ligue 1 at kickoff, coach Villas-Boas lingered a little longer than usual in his locker room.

The Portuguese have already explained it in the past, he does not like talking hot to his players and prefers to wait until the day after the matches for a debriefing with a rested head.

But he made an exception on Saturday.

“We've already talked a bit, that's why I'm late.

Tomorrow (Sunday) we'll talk again.

The next few days will be important before Lens (Wednesday).

We must speak, ”said AVB, his face marked.

The OM coach also spoke to the press about “a miserable match” and asked “forgiveness from the supporters”.

"I do not recognize this team", he regretted.

Center-back Alvaro Gonzalez, one of the few to have played a decent game on Saturday, also had very harsh words.

“We can't do the shit we did today, we need to have respect for the jersey.

The least we can do is run, fight on the ground, today we did nothing, ”said the Spaniard, looking disgusted.

At the end of this shipwreck, OM remained stuck in sixth place and saw the teams at the top of the table spinning at such a rate that even their two late matches are no longer a guarantee of staying clinging to the zone European.

" Making fun of "

Faced with what is beginning to look like an emergency - only one victory in the last six days - the tone rose again on Sunday with, according to sources close to the Marseille locker room, a rare speech by President Eyraud against the players before the training at La Commanderie.

According to witnesses at the scene, Eyraud, who has decided to take a step back on sports issues, now managed by the "head of football" Pablo Longoria, was in a cold anger when he addressed the players.

"You were unworthy of wearing the mallet", notably launched "JHE", deploring "a disaster" or a "big jerk off".

While he himself is the target of the discontent of some of the Marseille supporters, who again called for his resignation before the match on Saturday, Eyraud also reminded the players that if the stadium had been full, “10,000 supporters would have been there ”to wait for them and that they would have“ returned at 3 am ”at home.

Eyraud, who did not speak after the match, rarely intervenes in the locker room.

Such a virulent exit on his part is a first since the elimination of OM against Andrézieux (N2) two years ago in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France.

"Stay professional"

This sudden rise in tension at OM comes at the heart of the transfer window and when many players (Thauvin, Germain, Amavi ...) are approaching the end of their contract.

“There are end of contracts, players who arrive, others who leave.

Maybe that's what we are paying the price for (...) We are a little worried about the future, ”Villas-Boas had recognized on Saturday.

According to AFP sources, the subject was also discussed Sunday by Eyraud, in much more abrupt terms.

The president would have invited the players to "stop making films" on their "next contract", especially after having "played like yesterday".

According to Eyraud, players who reach the end of their contract in June would now have “48 hours to go see the coach or Pablo” and tell them if they intend to “remain professional until the end”.

Otherwise, said the leader, they have "13 days to find a club."

Wednesday's late game against Lens was already worth a lot in terms of points, but it's now getting even bigger.

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