‘I’m not here to finish second’ – Roberto De Zerbi eager for Marseille to push PSG | OneFootball

Following Olympique de Marseille’s successful away trip to Angers SCO (0-2), Les Phocéens are following the pace set by Paris Saint-Germain after their win against Monaco on Friday evening (4-1). Yet, with 10 points separating the two sides it’s looking increasingly difficult for Roberto De Zerbi’s men to try and disrupt the capital club’s homogenate grip on Ligue 1’s top spot .Roberto De Zerbi was evidently satisfied by his side’s performance against SCO in his post-match press conference, but still guards a certain hope that his side could endeavour to push Les Parisiens further this season. With OM six points ahead of OGC Nice and AS Monaco in the race for the Champions League spots, the Italian coach said he would prefer to “look ahead instead of behind,” at the Ligue 1 table going into the last 13 games of the season, at a press conference transcribed by RMC Sport. “If you don’t have the ambition to aim higher, it can be frustrating and even humiliating. Obviously, you may not achieve your goals, but that’s okay,” said De Zerbi to journalists at Stade Raymond Kopa. “If you want to be part of this club, you have to be ambitious, obsessed with looking ahead, with humility, but always with respect.”“It’s something that will not necessarily come right away, but in my adventure, just like with Pablo Longoria, Medhi Benatia, but also players like Rulli, Rabiot, Højbjerg, Bennacer, and Kondogbia – I’m not here to finish second.” GFFN | George Boxall