Four defeats in five games and an advance that melted as snow in the sun: theOlympique de Marseille lives a last part of the very agitated season. For many observers, the crisis is very real in the ranks of the Marseille club, at the dawn of a final sprint where the team could lose everything.
Beaten in large widths by the Stade de Reims on Saturday, the formation of Roberto de Zerbi sank in unimaginable proportions. And to make sure, she lost her captain Leonardo Balerdi on injury.
Balerdi will miss OM.
Mystified by Nakamura on the first goal, the Argentinian central defender lacked the second period after having had to give up his place on injury. Balerdi suffers from an ankle sprain and will miss several weeks of competition.
A change of position for a framework?
Roberto de Zerbi did not need this additional pebble in the shoe. How will the Italian technician will fill the absence of a player who, despite his blunders, remains the leader of a sector with great difficulty?
The margin is narrow and an option would emerge: to reduce a training midfielder. Like what he was able to do with Geoffrey Kondogbia, by Zerbi could replace Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in central defense. The quality of recovery and the leadership of the Danish could be beneficial. With Valentin Rongier and Ismaël Bennacer, the Italian has more solutions for his midfielder. Business to follow …
