• The OM players never managed to worry the Clermontois on Sunday evening at the Vélodrome stadium and logically lost 2 goals to 0.

  • The Marseillais remain second in Ligue 1, but see OGC Nice come back to a small point behind them.

  • Dimitri Payet and Valentin Rongier recognized that the attitude of the Marseillais was not up to par on Sunday evening.

At the Velodrome stadium,

A defeat, and harsh words that could leave traces among the Marseillais.

Olympique de Marseille logically lost Sunday evening against Clermont (2-0) at the Vélodrome stadium, for the closing match of the 25th day of Ligue 1. The Marseillais were unrecognizable and never showed themselves able to find the fault against well-grouped Clermontois, who perfectly carried out their rare attacking moves.

“We lacked humility I think.

I think we didn't show a consistent face, we didn't show value, we didn't show anything tonight.

We received a good lesson from Clermont who played, raced, together and deserved their victory, it must be said.

We will have to deflate the heads, get back to work and show a face that is ours, ”said Dimitri Payet at the microphone of Prime Video just after the final whistle.

“We are not proud of it”

The start of the match for the Marseillais was catastrophic, with a goal conceded in the 13th minute and a defense completely taken from behind.

As often, the Marseillais dominated their opponent, but never really worried them.

With again this feeling of seeing a handball team playing, unable to make a difference in the opposing area, contenting themselves with circulating the ball at a grandpa's pace.

Before being punished a second time at the end of the match (84th), in a duel lost with a header by Gerson.

“We have the right to lose matches, even if we have to avoid them as much as possible, but it's in the attitude that it bothers me.

We no longer have the right for it to happen again, we know what we have done, we are not proud of it.

Clermont completely deserved their victory, they showed the attitude and intensity of L1 matches.

In the duels, they were hungrier than us, they were on the first, second balls.

It was screaming tonight, ”analyzed Valentin Rongier, fairer in the mixed zone than in his role as 6.

“It was hanging in our face”

Nobody, finally, was at the level of the side of OM Sunday evening.

Neither Payet, nor Rongier, nor Gerson, nor Under or Milik, yet in form and savior of his team in the last three games.

But we could already feel OM's collective game unraveling since the defeat against Lyon (2-1), then that against Nice (4-1), and there was no individual exploit like during the victories against Metz (2-1) or Qarabag (3-1), Thursday.

“I think it was right up our alley, actually.

But one season can't be all beautiful, all rosy, all year round.

Otherwise we would be the best players, and far ahead in the lead, ”acknowledged Valentin Rongier.

Where the shoe pinches is that the Marseillais have already let slip 19 points at home.

“The results speak for themselves.

I find it sad, in a beautiful Vélodrome with our supporters pushing us, not being able to do better than outside, there is a problem.

To qualify for the Champions League, we have to do much better,” insisted Valentin Rongier.

"If it's an attitude problem, we'll solve it in the locker room"

Fortunately, the men of Sampaoli, as uninspired in the post-match conference as in his choices, retain their second place in the standings.

But they see the Niçois melting on them, with more than a small point in advance.

“We are lucky to still be 2nd, but playing like that, we won't keep this place for long.

If it's an attitude problem, we'll solve it in the locker room, ”warned Valentin Rongier.

Harsh words from Rongier, and especially from Payet, a few days after the already spicy words of Jorge Sampaoli against his number 9, Milik who had not hesitated to criticize the choices of the Argentinian.

OM's two matches this week, against Qarabag, then Troyes, promise to be crucial.

More for the cohesion of the group than anything else, finally.

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