De Zerbi compares Rabiot-Rowe fight in Marseille to an English pub brawl

De Zerbi Describes Rabiot-Rowe Fight as an “English Pub Fight”

Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi has described the violent confrontation between Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe as an “English pub fight”. The physical altercation occurred after Marseille’s 1-0 defeat to Stade Rennais. This led the club to put both players on the transfer list, according to a public statement.

In a workplace, we have two employees fighting like in an English pub, with a colleague on the floor because he had lost consciousness.

Roberto De Zerbi

Marseille president Pablo Longoria described the fight as “extremely violent, something I had never seen before.” De Zerbi has made it clear why both players will remain out of the team. De Zerbi, former Brighton coach, stated to reporters in France:

Roberto De Zerbi left Brighton last season to take charge of Marseille, a Ligue 1 team.Sources reported that tempers flared in the locker room after the match, where Marseille failed to score against a team with 10 men for more than an hour against Stade Rennais. De Zerbi added: “Tomorrow we will have to play without Rowe or Rabiot, which is not easy. I could have pretended not to see anything, but I am not going to lose my dignity just to win the championship. I will always support the club. Yes, his teeth were not broken, but I had never seen a fight like that before. I saw the doctor trying to wake up the other player on the ground.” Marseille will face Paris FC at home on August 23.