Former Italian footballer and Marseille coach Gennaro Gattuso is grappling with the team’s poor performance. Marseille enters tonight’s match against Brest after six games without a win.
Gattuso stated in a press conference: “The situation is easy to understand; the problem comes from the team. Look at the goals we conceded. The problem is when you don’t feel danger, you don’t pay attention. I still believe in this team; I don’t think it’s dead. The problem is fear; if we overcome it, we’ll progress.”
However, he admits he doesn’t know how to progress, as he’s unable to halt the regression. Gattuso confessed, “We are afraid, and I don’t know how to solve this mental issue. I don’t have the key because I’m neither a psychologist nor a ‘mind coach.’ Despite the frustrations, I am stubborn and have the desire to succeed. I don’t want anyone to think we’ve given up. That’s not our mindset.”
Currently, Marseille sits eighth in the Ligue 1 table, trailing fourth-placed Monaco by eight points, the position that leads to Champions League qualifications. Gattuso took over Marseille in October but has yet to achieve the expected results.
