Benjamin Pavard continues to fuel discussions. Loaned by Inter Milan to OM during the last summer transfer window, the French defender started with generally convincing performances before going on to more worrying performances. Positioned in the axis of a three central defense, the international has seemed lost for several matches.
Even with the return to a four-man defense against Brest, Roberto De Zerbi aligned Pavard as a hinge alongside Aguerd. However, some specialists believe that the French international should return to being a right-back, a position he no longer wishes to occupy. This is the case of journalist Florent Gautreau, who pleads to see him on the side again.
“It’s the coach who decides”
“De Zerbi should perhaps not hesitate to play with four at the back and sometimes put those who do not want to play right back. I think of Pavard »first launches Florent Gautreau in theAfter Foot on RMCdrawing a parallel with Lilian Thuram. “We have a famous example with Thuram who wanted to play central defender and who was a world champion as a right back. At certain times, it’s the coach who decides what.”he adds.
Present at a press conference on Friday, Roberto De Zerbi also mentioned the Benjamin Pavard case. “The responsibility is mine. I can’t explain everything. If we talk about the game, until Lens, we had good matches. The Lisbon episode hurt us because Sporting didn’t create many chances. it was a bit the same thing in Lens, you have to stay balanced. I think Benjamin Pavard suffered from it, he must be calm”explained the coach.
