Jorge Sampaoli says Olympique de Marseille, who defeated Feyenoord in the Conference League semi-finals, faces a challenging task. The Argentine coach was disappointed with his kick from behind and Feyenoord eventually won 3-2.
After the press conference in De Kuip, Sampaoli said: “We knew that Feyenoord always put pressure on the opponent, so we were not surprised by that, but in the end we had a very difficult time.” said.
“Feyenoord dictated the game in the first half, but in the second half we took the lead without breaking the tie. Then, with such a mistake, he determined the fate of the match. You can’t make mistakes like that at this level.”
Sampaoli talked about Duje Caleta-Car’s very short pass-back right after the start of the second half. Cyriel Dessers took advantage of this blunder and made it 3-2 for Feyenoord. It was not the Marseille defense’s first mistake. At 1-0, Dessers also got the ball as a gift.
“I think there are many factors to explain this,” Sampaoli said. said. “The pressure of the opponent, the atmosphere. It was hard to play our own game. It led to frustration and we started to make mistakes. Let it be a good lesson for the future and for the return.”
Sampaoli thinks Marseille should look better in their Stade Vélodrome next Thursday. “In the second half we had much better control of the game. We will have to reach this level in the Velodrome to continue. Otherwise I won’t give us many chances.”
The Marseille players stopped after a loss against De Kuip.
The Marseille players stopped after a loss against De Kuip.
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“Defeat forced itself upon us”
The incompetence of the astonishing rear also caused anger and disappointment in Marseille. “We are still alive,” said midfielder Matteo Guendouzi. “But in the first half we made a lot of mistakes. He was not worthy of the semi-final.”
“We knew that Feyenoord would put a lot of pressure, but that’s how we left the game. They were no better. We brought this defeat to ourselves through our defensive mistakes. We will have to analyze that thoroughly.”
Right back Valentin Rongier also criticized his team. “During the game we had to have the personality to play differently and handle the long ball better. Sometimes it’s part of football. We just didn’t make it and I’m disappointed. We should have reacted faster.”
Rongier thinks Marseille still has a chance of reaching the final. “Winning in Marseille will not be easy, because Feyenoord is a great team. But we can do more than that. We showed that in the second half.”
Source: NU
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