Former OM defender Adil Rami considers Marcelino’s team a notch below that of his predecessor.
While Olympique de Marseille is having a contrasting start to the season with a victory against Reims (2-1) and a draw conceded to Metz (2-2), former Marseille player Adil Rami expressed reservations about the philosophy and the game identity established by the new Ciel et Blanc coach, Marcelino.
“We are far from the aggressiveness and intentions of last year”
“Me, I don’t really like what I see on the side of Marseille. Afterwards, it’s human to compare to last season. I compare Marcelino to Tudor, and I find that OM lack athletic, physical impact. The pressing is not good. With Tudor, it was constant pressing, which could have stifled the Messins. We are still far away, their game system does not please me. We do not optimize all players. We could see Clauss much more offensive, more impactful. I think he’s a little off because of the placement of Ismaïla Sarr, ” thus estimated the 2018 world champion.
And to add: “Making changes like that, when we are at the start of the season, I don’t like that either. There are a lot of things that bother me. We should consider changing the composition, but in any case, even if there was a little lack of success, I think we are far from the aggressiveness and intentions of last year.
