“We were bad, it’s not worthy of OM”: Veretout’s uncompromising observation

Jordan Veretout (OM midfielder, after the 3-1 defeat at Lille): “Unlike last week's match (0-2 defeat against Paris, Editor's note), we were bad. We must not hide, we must stop finding excuses. We give the match away and at this level, we don't have the right if we want to hope for something... The season is not over. We will quickly have to put our heads back together, whip, work, because it is too insufficient this evening. They swept us away, we gave them goals... We don't have the right. When you are OM and you have ambitions, you do not have the right to play the match we are playing this evening. It’s a defeat that hurts a lot. Now we have to stop hiding, we have to go back to coal. And this from Thursday, because we have a Europa League quarter-final to play (against Benfica, Editor's note). If we play like that, we'll get kicked out. (…)

Lille too strong and the injured? We must also stop hiding behind wounds. We have a squad that was built at the start of the season. If the players are here, it’s because they have the abilities. But we must raise the level because it is too insufficient. We can't have one good match, one average match and two draws. Everyone needs to ask themselves the right questions, question themselves and quickly get on with it, get back to work as quickly as possible. It's not worthy of OM this evening. The Champions League? When you lose to a direct competitor... We wanted to get back to four points and have a crazy end to the season. There are now 10 points difference, what do you want me to tell you... We will work hard and first prepare for Thursday's match, which is important for us. And then we will have to go and get points in the championship because we have to wet our jerseys and respect our supporters. (on Amazon Prime Video)