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De Zerbi to exit Marseille after damaging defeats – sources
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Roberto De Zerbi and Marseille have agreed to the departure of the Italian head coach by mutual consent after a series of damaging defeats, sources told ESPN.
An interim coach will be placed in charge for the league game against Strasbourg this weekend in Ligue 1.
After weeks of pressure, tensions with some players and bad results — including a 3-0 defeat at Club Brugge, which led to their exit from the Champions League, and a 5-0 thrashing by rivals Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, it was felt De Zerbi's position had become untenable.
Marseille parts ways with Roberto De Zerbi
De Zerbi's departure comes after the team's 5-0 thrashing by rival Paris St Germain in the league and its exit from the Champions League last month.
"Olympique de Marseille and Roberto De Zerbi, coach of the first team, have announced the end of their collaboration by mutual agreement," Marseille said in a statement.
"Following discussions between all stakeholders in the club's management – the owner, president, director of football, and coach – it was decided to make a change at the helm of the first team.
"This was a difficult collective decision, taken after careful consideration in the best interests of the club, in order to respond to the sporting challenges of the end of the season."
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Mason Greenwood loses his mentor as Roberto De Zerbi leaves Marseille after Le Classique humiliation vs PSG
Marseille have announced that manager Roberto De Zerbi has left the club by mutual consent in the wake of Sunday's 5-0 thrashing by champions Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. De Zerbi guided Marseille to a second-placed finish in Ligue 1 last season but leaves with his team down in fourth place in the table and already 12 points behind Luis Enrique's table-toppers.
PSG romped to victory in Le Classique at the Parc des Princes, scoring five goals without reply, in a match that ended up being De Zerbi's last in charge of Marseille. The Italian questioned the mindset of his players after the match and also said sorry to fans for their performance. He told reporters: “It's a rough patch… we put in a good performance against Rennes and Lens, and then it's total despair. Once again, I apologise to the fans.” The defeat followed on from Marseille's early exit from the Champions League that brought speculation De Zerbi had offered to quit as boss. De Zerbi did end up staying on for three more games but his time at the club is now up.
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