On Wednesday, the list of contenders for the UNFP trophies was unveiled by the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP). Among the different lists offered, Olympique de Marseille is hardly represented.
Indeed, while the Marseille club is currently in second place in Ligue 1, only Geronimo Rulli was nominated in one of the four main categories. The Argentinian international is that of the best goalkeepers in the French championship, in the company of Lucas Chevalier (Lille OSC), Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG), Lucas Perri (OL) and Dorde Petrovic (RC Strasbourg).
However, according to Loïc Tanzi, the former Ajax player in Amsterdam would not have his place in this list.
“Rulli for me has nothing to do in the five nominees for the trophy for best league wardrobe. There are matches where he has lost points to OM like against Lens or Monaco. How to reward this? »»asked the sports journalist about The team channel.
Rulli, worthy successor of Mandanda to OM?
Words that may surprise since Geronimo Rulli has been one of OM's most regular players since the start of the current exercise. Rolland Courbis even estimated on RMC waves as ” OM without rulli would be twelfth or thirteenth ”.
If the Argentinian ever won the UNFP Trophy for the best goalkeeper of the Ligue 1 season, it would be a first for OM for five years. Indeed, you have to go back to Steve Mandanda in 2020 to find the trace of a Marseille doorman at the prize list.
