Stats are essential in modern football. They reveal so much if you know how to read them properly. And Olympique Marseille’s head coach, Roberto De Zerbi, is one of those…Ahead of their Ligue 1 clash against struggling Reims on Saturday, De Zerbi said that he thinks Marseille could improve offensively. To do so, according to De Zerbi, they need to make more dribbles, which is his conclusion after reviewing the stats.##NAJAVA_MECA_8812365##”At Paris (against PSG), the choice of Amar Dedic and Quentin Merlin was an offensive choice, because you have one that manages to dribble and pass very well and another who can also drive up the pitch, but their passing is a little less refined.”I think that we don’t dribble enough, I looked and we are one of the last teams in the league in terms of dribbling. That surprised me because in Serie A, or at Brighton, we were one of the best in the league. I need to adapt to the characteristics of the players however, but for example when Adrien Rabiot makes those attacks in behind we can be really really dangerous.”Roberto De Zerbi relay setup from Marseille in France this week:1. ⚽️ Dribble through the poles2. Stop the ball inside the hoop3. The coach will call which color cone to place the hoop on4. 🔄 Return to finish the ball🌟 Access over 360 training sessions via the… pic.twitter.com/GLoSBsJ7IS— Keepitonthedeck (@Keepitonthedeck) October 31, 2024 Marseille are currently in runners-up position, while their rival Reims are flirting with relegation, and despite playing an away game, anything but OM’s win would be a massive surprise.LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 27Friday 22.45: (2.85) Strasbourg (3.50) Olympique Lyon (2.55)Saturday 19.00: (5.70) Reims (3.80) Olympique Marseille (1.63)21.00: (16.0) Saint-Etienne (8.00) PSG (1.15)23.05: (1.95) Monaco (3.50) Nice (3.90)Sunday 16.00: (2.05) Toulouse (3.35) Brest (3.80)18.15: (4.20) Angers (3.50) Rennes (1.90)18.15: (1.75) Auxerre (3.60) Montpellier (4.90)18.15: (2.90) Le Havre (3.25) Nantes (2.50)21.45: (2.10) Lille (3.50) Lens (3.80)***odds are subject to change***
