The Rabiot-Rowe affair continues to be talked about. Transferred to AC Milan during the summer after his altercation with Jonathan Rowe, Adrien Rabiot left Olympique de Marseille in a tense climate. A departure then perceived as a blow for the Phocaeans, as his role in the middle seemed central.
However, a few weeks later, the Marseille dynamic tells another story. Under the leadership of Roberto de Zerbi, OM continues successes with a more direct and effective game than last season. What inspire a sharp observation to Daniel Riolo on RMC : The French international has already been relegated to the oblivion of the Vélodrome.
“I remembered more who played in the midfield at OM last year, it is more there, and in fact, we have completely forgotten”launches the journalist. “Perhaps you should say that this may be why it plays a little faster. We all forgot that he was no longer there. This is an observation, the game is a little more direct ”he adds in After Foot.
“It is 2 an hour”
Riolo did not stop there, criticizing the player's style without detour: “It's normal, each time he kept the ball. He was taking the ball and buried it. He buries the game each time, it is 2 an hour. It is a lexomil. This summer and at the time of the quarrel, he said: “I want to play there (in 10) and he never wants to play lower”. So he would have been in the face to play higher. No one remembers that he was there. »»
For his part, Rabiot seems to have quickly turned the page. Back in Serie A, a championship he knows perfectly, he immediately imposed himself in the Milanese midfield. Holder from his first match against Bologna, he confirmed against Udinese by delivering his first decisive pass. Expected in the starting eleven this Sunday against Naples, the midfielder seems fulfilled under his new colors.
