French international Mattéo Guendouzi spoke about his two seasons spent at Olympique de Marseille.
Mattéo Guendouzi has overcome his departure from Olympique de Marseille. Indeed, despite a complicated end to his adventure within the Marseille club, the French midfielder only keeps positive things from his time with the Ligue 1 club. Loaned to Lazio Rome with a fixed purchase obligation at 18 million euros, the French international gave a favorable assessment of his time in Marseille during an interview for Canal +.
The 2022 world vice-champion explains that he was seduced by the game project proposed by the Olympian management upon his arrival in July 2021. “I have no regrets. I came for a game project, with the club. It was very attractive to me. It would make me grow as a player and as a man. »
The former Lorient player, however, encountered difficulties during his second season, marked by the arrival of coach Igor Tudor, and a change in playing style. Although this change did not necessarily suit him, he does not criticize it. not yet. “Over my second season and the start of my third season, that started to change. When there is a change of coach, the style of play is also changed. This suits some and not others. I don’t blame anyone. »
No regrets, but…
Guendouzi says he has no regrets about his time at OM except for not having won anything with Ciel et Blanc. “I am very happy with what I did in Marseille. I would have liked to bring home a trophy. It’s something that was close to my heart and unfortunately we didn’t manage to do it. I only remember positive things about OM. »