Murillo did not train with the Marseille first team this Monday ahead of the Coupe de France match. This is the situation involving Michael Amir Murillo and the coach of Olympique de Marseille, Roberto De Zerbi. The Italian coach, in his statements to the French press prior to Marseille's match against Rennes in the Coupe de France round of 16 to be played this Tuesday, confirmed that he does not count on the Panamanian for the moment and had sent him to the reserve team. Marseille comes from losing in the Champions League to Bruges 3-0, where it was eliminated from the European tournament, but the curious thing is that in the goals scored against Marseille, Michael Amir Murillo was not to blame. De Zerbi also clarified that it is nothing personal against Murillo, and even expressed, “he is one of the few players who came to eat at my house”. The Italian's darts were also precise when speaking of leaks of information within the club. “If he is not hungry, he does not play,” the Italian stated, who added that Murillo “is a good guy, a strong player and he will understand”. For his part, Michael Amir Murillo on his social networks published an image where a man is alone on horseback, surrounded in a circle by many soldiers, and writes “when there is no way out, whoever you are remains”. With just a few months to go for the 2026 World Cup, this would be a hard blow for Murillo and the Panama national team. At the end of the European transfer window, Marseille also announced the arrival of the 26-year-old Algerian midfielder Himad Abdelli. The ball bounces and spreads, says a popular Panamanian phrase. “If it is necessary to lose, we will lose with hunger,” were the statements from De Zerbi, holding the Panamanian responsible for “errors on the field” that cost goals. In his last match in the domestic league, Marseille drew 2-2 against Paris FC. “Whoever is not hungry will not play.” “The things that leak from meetings are serious,” said the Italian coach, according to French media.
Marseille Coach Drops Murillo to Reserve
Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi confirmed he will not use defender Michael Murillo, accusing him of a lack of hunger for victory. The player responded with a cryptic social media post.
