Roberto De Zerbi a ‘calmer presence’ and enjoying ‘most beautiful month’ in his career at Marseille

Olympique de Marseille have completed a series of five wins on the bounce in all competitions, undoubtably bouncing back from an early season wobble just one game into the season when a dressing room fallout between Jonathan Rowe and Adrien Rabiot saw the club plunged into drama. August was a month to forget for Les Olympiens.

But since then, with the arrivals of experienced players such as Benjamin Pavard, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson Palmieri, and undoubted talent and potential in Matt O’Riley…