Future coach of Olympique de Marseille, Marcelino is beginning to think about the contours of his workforce and his typical team. And in the mind of the Spanish coach, vice-captain Valentin Rongier, untouchable under the orders of his predecessor Igor Tudor, will not necessarily be a starter.
New redistribution of the cards at Olympique de Marseille. After the resignation of coach Igor Tudor, some status may change next season. This is also the reason why Dimitri Payet and Mattéo Guendouzi, victims of the previous change of coach, imagine recovering a place in the eleven. Nothing is impossible since the successor of the Croatian seems ready to impose strong choices.
Kondogbia, a danger for Rongier
While waiting for his appointment, Marcelino has obviously started to study his workforce and possible reinforcements in the summer transfer window. The newspaper L’Equipe confirms that the former coach of FC Valence, who rubbed shoulders with Geoffrey Kondogbia for two seasons in Spain, would like to work again with the midfielder at Olympique de Marseille. We learn that the technician imagines the Central African international alongside Jordan Veretout in the midfield of his 4-4-2.
As you will have understood, this plan would not leave room for Valentin Rongier among the two central midfielders. The former FC Nantes player, vice-captain and untouchable under the orders of Igor Tudor, obviously did not catch the eye of Marcelino who could well eject him from the starting lineup. We know that the defensive midfielder is capable of descending into the central hinge if necessary. But his profile is more suited to a three-man defense.
It’s sampaoli who was right on rongier 🤣 #teamom pic.twitter.com/0jSXp1kHpg
— zizou (@zizouom1313) March 16, 2023
Nothing very reassuring for Valentin Rongier as he comes out of an excellent season. It is no coincidence that some observers cited his name among the possible new additions to the list of Blues coach Didier Deschamps. Remember all the same that the Marseille framework did not appear in Jorge Sampaoli’s plans in the summer of 2021. That did not prevent him from settling in the standard team.
