![‘I know how Roberto De Zerbi works, and why he left Brighton’ – Benatia](https://nbdsport.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CgAGVWektHeAampmAAFYNDKY88I569.jpg)
Since the arrival of Roberto de Zerbi, Marseille has mainly revised the Zerbi as head coach of Olympique de Marseille. The winter recurrences have been proof of this: the will of Elye Wahi and Lilian Brassier, and Ismaël Koné were quickly continued despite some months in the club in some circumstances. The director of the Football Medhi Benatia of Marseille is well aware of the specific demands of players needed to play under the zerbi, and spoke out of the transfer window. “I knew how Roberto found himself about his job and why he left Brighton,” Benatia told L'équipe journalist Mathieu Grégoire in a long interview this week. “The Zerbi-Ball is not for everyone, the center halves and the two midfielders have to touch the ball 130 times per game, and if I bring it to Centrumhalves and midfielders who have no foot, but are simply able to tackle the ball or To jump, that's not what he needs. “In the beginning we put our commitment to include him in all our recruitment discussions. All final decisions, however, are made by Pablo Longoria (club chairman) and myself, “GFFN | George Boxall
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