Mason Greenwood has just scored a historic quadruple against Le Havre. Seven goals and four assists in eight Ligue 1 matches. Co-top scorer in the championship. A performance that Marseille had not seen since Jean-Pierre Papin thirty-four years ago. However, a former PSG player has just inflicted a public snub on him. This Monday, on the set of Greg's Team, the question was asked: is Mason Greenwood the best player in Ligue 1? The response was chilling. Not only was it negative, but it was accompanied by a barb which was sure to cause a lot of ink to flow around La Canebière.
Greenwood is a hit, but an ex-Parisian takes him down live
The man who dropped this bombshell is Vikash Dhorasoo. The former PSG midfielder didn’t beat around the bush: “ I'm not a big fan of Greenwood, even though the numbers show he's good. When I look at him, that's not really the impression I get. I have other players in mind. For me, I prefer Thomasson, who is very good at the moment with Lens. » Adrien Thomasson, RC Lens attacking midfielder, better than Greenwood? A statement that is pure provocation. Dhorasoo continued: “I don’t see him becoming the best player in the world. Against Le Havre, at 0-1, he wasn't there yet. What makes OM do well is above all Robinio Vaz. I expect him in the big matches, perhaps against Sporting in the Champions League. »
Vikash Dhorasoo was not alone on the set. Ludovic Obraniak, consultant on the same channel, agreed. “We have to look at who he is beaming against? Facing clubs that are generally within their reach. When it's funny, he's there, but when it's not funny, he's often not there. You ask me to choose during a C1 match who I will put between Kvaratskhelia, Doué and Greenwood, I do not choose Greenwood. » A double charge which clearly targets the Englishman. Two consultants who, one after the other, question his status as the best player in Ligue 1.
Mason Greenwood criticized despite his quadruplet: the sentence that causes debate
A ridiculous statement or a simple provocation?
Opinions are respected, but some are more defensible than others. To say that Adrien Thomasson is superior to Mason Greenwood is difficult to hear. Thomasson is certainly having a good season with Lens, but comparing his performances to those of a player who has just equaled Jean-Pierre Papin's record is daring. Did Dhorasoo, a former Parisian, try to provoke Marseille supporters? Possible. Or maybe he really believes it. In both cases the output makes noise. And maybe that was the point.
Greenwood will let the statistics speak. Seven goals in eight games, top scorer in the championship with Ansu Fati, a ratio of direct involvement in a goal every 48 minutes. Roberto De Zerbi transforms him into a complete player. The Englishman progresses defensively, presses, runs, harasses. He is no longer just a finisher, he is becoming a leader. So yes, Dhorasoo may prefer Thomasson. But the numbers don’t lie. And Saturday evening at the Vélodrome, it was indeed Greenwood who followed in Papin's footsteps.
