Jonathan Clauss remains one of OM’s best players. However, Gennaro Gattuso chose to put him on the bench for the trip to Lyon.
Dissatisfied with his behavior considered too dilettante and his recent performances, the leaders of Olympique de Marseille tried to sell Jonathan Clauss in the last days of the winter transfer window. In vain.
Sunday evening, the right-back started the match against Olympique Lyonnais on the sidelines. A heresy for Daniel Riolo. “Honestly, this whole Jonathan Clauss circus. When we see what he brings when he comes home. It’s absolutely grotesque what they did with Clauss. I had it all week that it was nonsense. In Marseille, there are always good intentions, but it lacks quality”lamented the sports journalist after the Lyon victory (1-0), on the airwaves of RMC.
“A political decision”
Gilbert Brisbois’ sidekick drives the point home. “I would still point out to you that Jonathan Clauss did not start the match and that Gattuso played a central defender at right-back. It’s a political decision. And what did it give? Nothing ! As soon as Clauss returned, there was animation on the right side, crosses, combinations and it was better. So, if in addition to lacking qualities, OM shoots itself in the foot…”exasperates Riolo.
It was Bamo Meïté that Gennaro Gattuso decided to start as right back. Often undermined defensively, the Ivory Coast international was replaced by Jonathan Clauss on the hour mark.
