Marseille removed Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe from the squad and placed them on the transfer list after a violent dressing-room altercation following a 1-0 loss to Stade Rennais. Club president Pablo Longoria described the incident as extremely violent. Manager Roberto De Zerbi compared the confrontation to an "English pub" fight and said one teammate lost consciousness. De Zerbi stated employers in France face suspension or dismissal in such cases and affirmed the club prioritized hierarchy and discipline. Medical staff attempted to revive the player on the ground. Marseille will proceed without both players for the next match.
In a workplace, we have two employees fighting like in an English pub, with a teammate on the ground because he had lost consciousness,
What should the employer do in France? There are two solutions, either suspension or dismissal.
A clear decision [was made] -- to remove the players from the squad while waiting to see how they feel. In a football club, as everywhere else, there must be a hierarchy. The club comes first.
Tomorrow we'll have to play without Rowe or Rabiot, which isn't easy. I could have pretended not to see anything, but I'm not going to lose my dignity just to win the championship [ Ligue 1],
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