Djibril Cissé: My mother loves me, so shut up

As the common phrase goes, only two things in this world are certain: death and taxes. The way I see it, two things in this world are certain: death and French people booing Djibril Cissé. Hey, I like to boo an underachieving player just as much as the next guy. But when a mother’s grief is called into question, that’s a whole nother story. Since returning from his injury months ago for Marseille, a lack of goals, an abundance of offsides and the occasional (say, once every three minutes) shot wide have brought OM fans to the peak of their patience, and beyond. The blond (hold on, let me check… yep, still blond) and lanky striker who broke his leg in a friendly against China days before the World Cup last summer has only scored four Ligue 1 goals this season, unsatisfactory for the supporters down in the south of the country.

He, however, says he ignores them. What bothers him about the name-calling and whistle treatment he gets recently, is the fact that it confuses and saddens his mother, who just wants her son to work hard and make her proud.

Said Cissé (translated from French): I don’t care about the insults, but the boos I get are hard for mine, my family, and especially my mother. You know, when I have my mom on the phone and she’s crying because she can’t figure out why people are beaking off at her son, well, it hurts me. I can’t stand that. I’m suffering because she’s suffering. She doesn’t deserve that. Yeah, I’m making efforts not to lose my cool, I’m trying to keep my anger within me.

If I can permit myself to be serious for a moment, I must say I respect what Djib is saying. I don’t know his mother, but I can tell that it must be hard for her (when I picture her, she’s like Karras’ mother in The Exorcist, you know, all “Why? Why, Djibril?”) whether she follows football or not. Your thoughts?

Category: France Ligue 1, Marseille (OM), Player News

Tags: Boo, Djibril Cissé, France Ligue 1, Marseille (OM), Player News, Stade Vélodrome, Supporters, Ultras

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