The 3-2 victory is not reassuring for Feyenoord coach Arne Slot, which is why he is not yet dreaming of the cup. “We will have to be good in France because it can be quite stormy in Marseille. For the cup you then have a strong opponent before you can call the winner.”
The score came after a fantastic game. According to Slot, everyone in the stadium enjoyed a match with many opportunities, good and beautiful football. “It will have been the same for television with the many plot twists.”
Feyenoord did not surprise Slot because his players have been able to make it an equal match in fact. „Now also against such a strong opponent as Olympique Marseille, the number two of a major competition like the French. This was our best opponent in Europe so far and I think we surprised them a bit.”
Slot spoke of the attackers’ running actions and the aggressive pressure that brought Olympique Marseille into trouble time and again. „With the winning goal of Cyriel Dessers you are lucky that they play back short in the build-up, but you also enforce that because you choose that way of playing with full pressure. If you are a little better on the ball at certain times, there might even have been more residents than 3-2. On the other hand, they were also twice alone in front of our keeper. Only if Reza (Jahanbakhsh) shows up alone in front of the Marseille goalkeeper just before time, you hope for the 4-2.”
According to Slot, Feyenoord therefore needs at least an equally good away game to survive the semi-finals. “With this resistance you have to play on your top. If we show the same passion and compassion, we have a chance.”