Eleven years of silence was enough. Riyad Mahrez ended up expressing himself on the episode between Vincent Labrune since 2014. The former OM president had then closed the door in a particularly brutal way to the Algerian international, with words that had marked. A public humiliation that many were waiting to see a vengeful day. The Al-Ahli star winger chose his words carefully to evoke this painful period that could have changed his career.
Mahrez – Labrune: the reaction that no one expected
Contrary to what one could imagine, Mahrez displays a disconcerting serenity.
“I don't calculate these things”,
He simply lets go in an interview with the square media. The Algerian categorically refuses to make this rejection an additional source of motivation. “From the start, I know where I want to go. I'm not here to look here or there. You have to go straight. »» A reaction that stands out with the extent of the contempt displayed by Labrune at the time.
As a reminder, the former Marseille president had written:
“Do you really think that Leicester players can now have their place at OM?” »» Before driving the nail: “I can't stand that I am taken for a gogo. »» The following year, Leicester won the Premier League with Mahrez as a key man. A historic camouflet for OM and its leader of the time.
The incredible answer from Mahrez to Vincent Labrune
The love of OM intact despite everything
The most surprising thing is that this humiliation did not start Mahrez's passion for OM. “My dream was to play the velodrome”, he still confides today. The winger evokes with nostalgia these Marseille players who made him vibrate : “Ribéry, Drogba, Niang, Nasri, Ben Arfa … I could not miss a Marseille match. »» An intact love that makes this story even more cruel.
This reservoir of Mahrez facing the Labrune affront speaks volumes about its maturity. Rather than rehashing, he preferred to let the ground speak. Champion of England with Leicester, winner of everything with Manchester City, he proved that Vincent Labrune had planted himself. The most beautiful revenge, without a word higher than the other. Class.
