In the first round of the new season's Ligue 1, Marseille was defeated by ten players Rennes 0-1 away. After the game, fierce quarrel broke out in the Marseille locker room.
According to the latest news from the French media RMC, Marseille punished Rabiot and Lovie who had conflicts to show that their behavior was unacceptable. It is worth mentioning that Lovie is expected to transfer in the next few days, and Marseille needs to raise a sum of funds for transfer operations. Rabiot and Lovie received a penalty decision from the club on Monday evening and were excluded from the team's training activities and were not told when they could return.
French media "Team News" published an article revealing the details of Marseille's internal strife. First, after the final whistle, Marseille goalkeeper Luli was furious at several teammates on the court, and was still very excited after returning to the locker room. He was particularly angry with Love and accused the other party of lack of investment. However, it was limited to the verbal level, and Rabiot then took over the conversation with a more intense attitude.
Marseille coach Dezelby and midfielder Hoyber also vented their dissatisfaction because the quarrel was very loud and it easily reached the ears of the reporters in the mixed-raiser area because the walls were too thin to isolate the sound. Although the club denied any physical conflict on Monday, the conflict is not just verbal, according to the "Team News".
It is said that Rabiot grabbed Lovi's collar, and the scene was very chaotic for a while. Teammates wanted to separate the two but were rejected, and some teammates were also angry. Finally, Dezelby's translator also said to Lovie: "If Rabiot said anything to you, should he help you or attack you? To be honest." In the conversation, they also mentioned the issue of "glory", a topic that often appears in the Marseille team. Staff asked players to avoid using insulting language to express their opinions, but the worst was still in the future, and the brief calm was quickly broken again.
When the team was about to leave on a bus after the game, Lovey returned to the locker room to care about his injured teammate Bacola, but had a physical conflict with Rabiot in the locker room. Lovi rushed up to play Rabiot first, but fortunately, Marseille football director Benatia intervened in time before separating the two.
There is a tense atmosphere in the Marseille team at the moment, but in fact it was that way last season. Several defeats triggered multiple conflicts, whether it was a dispute between players or a conflict between the team and Dezelby. This tension spread to all levels of the club, from sports to administration, and both sides developed a sense of distrust.
However, according to the "Team News", the penalty will not last too long, because Marseille does not want to lose Rabiot, and the possibility of Lovi leaving the team is getting greater and greater.
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