Roberto De Zerbi on football's evolution & friendship with Guardiola
Football Daily
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ποΈ 24 January 2026
β±οΈ 22 minutes
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Summary
Marseille Manager Roberto De Zerbi speaks with Guillem Balague about the evolution in football, fans expectations and his friendship with Pep Guardiola. They discuss his relationship with Marseille fans, why he chose them when he could've gone to a bigger club, and how they can reach the same level as PSG.
Timecodes: 0β30 - Does he feel the responsibility to win at Marseille? 1β30 - His relationship with the owner and the importance of his relationship with the fans 2β50 - Fans expectations have increased due to social media 3β30 - Other managers shocked when he went to Marseille 4β30 - How De Zerbi told players he tore up Man Utd contract to join Marseille and knew he wanted the job when he came to Velodrome with Brighton season before 5β40 - How he couldβve gone to bigger club but is improving himself at Marseille 7β11 - His relationship with special friend Pep Guardiola, how he helped him at Brighton, and how they gain from each other. 10β00 - Pep shared data with De Zerbi from his video analysist 10β20 - How would he describe his evolution and how football has changed recently 14β30 - Working with big players and allowing them to share their opinion, and how he improves from players 17β00 - is it harder for English player to enter his way of thinking into De Zerbi style of play 18β00 - His style of football reflects his life and how he is one three managers that understands the evolution of football 20β00 - What does he have to do to get Marseille closer to PSG?
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| 0:46.7 | I'm joined by former Brighton and Corrin-Marcay head coach Roberto DeZerby in his office. |
| 0:53.1 | The first thing to say about your office is that you actually, this is at the top of a hill |
| 0:57.0 | in the training ground. |
| 0:59.0 | So you go through a lot of cars, a lot of people, and then right at the end, right at the |
| 1:06.0 | end of the building, we get to you. |
| 1:08.0 | Do you ever think coming to here thinking, oh my God, I better win because there is so many |
| 1:13.6 | people that depend on me. |
| 1:15.6 | I always have the feeling to have a bigger responsibility because the coach is a boss, no, |
| 1:23.6 | of a lot of people. |
| 1:26.6 | But at the end I think I give for everyone respect. |
| 1:31.4 | But anyway, we have a different position, |
| 1:34.8 | different position in terms of responsibilities, |
| 1:38.1 | in terms of power inside of the club. |
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