‘fighting Like In An English Pub’: De Zerbi Backs Marseille’s Decision To Sell Rabiot And Rowe

Marseille made nan correct determination to spot nan French midfielder Adrien Rabiot and nan English winger Jonathan Rowe connected nan transportation database aft their dressing room bust-up which near a subordinate unconscious, nan head Roberto De Zerbi said connected Friday.

The 2 players had an altercation aft Friday’s 1-0 nonaccomplishment astatine Rennes, that came contempt nan hosts being reduced to 10 men successful nan first half.

Rabiot reportedly accused Rowe of a deficiency of committedness and they threw insults astatine each different earlier a beingness altercation took spot successful beforehand of nan squad. The 2 players will not play against Paris FC connected Saturday.

“In a workplace, we person 2 labor fighting for illustration successful an English pub, pinch a teammate connected nan crushed because he had mislaid consciousness. What should nan employer do successful France? There are 2 solutions, either suspension aliases dismissal,” De Zerbi said.

“A clear determination [was made] – to region nan players from nan squad while waiting to spot really they feel. In a shot club, arsenic everyplace else, location must beryllium a hierarchy. The nine comes first.

“In caller history, Marseille has been successful nan spotlight because of a deficiency of bid and a deficiency of morals wrong nan club. So we were forced to make this decision, which was adjacent and impermanent astatine first. It was nan correct point for nan nine to do.”

Marseille’s president, Pablo Longoria, said nan team’s unit had described nan altercation arsenic “incredible, convulsive and aggressive” while De Zerbi said bodyguards had to travel to their rescue and separated nan players.

“It’s nan only clip I’ve seen that. I travel from nan streets, I’m utilized to this benignant of thing. But to spot bodyguards defending america …” De Zerbi added.

“Tomorrow we’ll person to play without Rowe aliases Rabiot, which isn’t easy. I could person pretended not to spot anything, but I’m not going to suffer my dignity conscionable to triumph nan championship.

“I will ever support nan club. Yes, they didn’t break their teeth, but I’ve ne'er seen a conflict for illustration that before. I saw nan expert trying to aftermath up nan different subordinate connected nan ground.”

Rabiot’s mother Veronique had slammed De Zerbi for freezing retired her boy aft nan nine gave Mason Greenwood a 2nd chance contempt nan truth he had been charged pinch assault, charges that were later dropped.

“The mother has forgotten 2 things: I decided to make him skipper … And successful 1 year, I gave her boy much attraction and affection than I did my ain son,” he said.

“For Rabiot’s mother to opportunity that we gave Greenwood a 2nd chance … that’s crazy. We’re talking astir backstage life here. It’s not adjacent to talk astir different people. We’re talking astir a conflict successful a workplace.”