Hot climate at OM before the Coupe de France
High tension, difficult to describe differently the current situation of OM which is coming out of a catastrophic week, on a sporting level, but also internally. Shameful elimination in the Champions League, an equally disappointing draw in Paris and tensions increasing within the club, OM are under high tension as they prepare for their Coupe de France match against Stade Rennais tomorrow evening. Yesterday the newspaper Provence even revealed the underside of the eventful Sunday training. A big altercation took place between Geoffrey Kondogbia and Arthur Vermeeren, the latter accusing the former of several gross mistakes. Roberto De Zerbi obviously did not remain silent: he would have been honest with Amir Murillo by reminding him of the multiple mistakes made in recent weeks, even inviting him to find a new club before the end of the transfer window. And on top of all that, De Zerbi would have invited the “unhappy” to call their agent to complain. A method reminiscent of that used last season with a certain Ismaël Koné, as a result he ended up leaving the club six months after his arrival. It is in this burning climate that OM has planned a meeting this Monday between the supporters, the managers, but also the players and Roberto De Zerbi. Fortunately, the Marseille management does not stop with all this mayhem and continues to work in parallel. The end of the transfer window is this evening, so OM is doing its special for us, multiplying last minute operations. According to our information, a total agreement was reached with Zulte Waregem for the surprise arrival of midfielder Tochukwu Nnadi who landed in Marseille this Monday in Marseille. The Nigerian international’s file was managed discreetly, in parallel with the Himad Abdelli track which is also well on its way to success since the Algerian international also arrived this morning in the Marseille city.
England hold their breath for Jude Bellingham
Real Madrid won 2-1 against Rayo Vallecano but lost Jude Bellingham to injury. The English midfielder left the field in tears at the start of the match, an image which greatly worries England as reported by Daily Mirror. We even go further in the Daily Mail, referring to David Beckham and Wayne Rooney. The concern goes beyond the month of absence announced since the English press is afraid of finding Jude Bellingham in poor form for the World Cup. This was the case for Beckham in 2002, for Ronney in 2006. The two former Manchester United players had struggled to compete in the World Cup, they had succeeded, but they were not at all 100% and it showed. We will see how the Real Madrid midfielder recovers from this thigh injury.
Pep Guardiola is a hit in refereeing
In the Premier League, Dominic Solanke disgusted Manchester City yesterday. 2-2 between Tottenham and the Skyblues, the fault of a clinical Solanke who scored on his first two shots of the match. An opportunistic goal to revive Tottenham, before scoring an exceptional pigeon wing to equalize. It was a reactionary Tottenham who came to put a blow on the head of Manchester City who are fighting for the title, but are still losing important points. Pep Guardiola did not fail to complain at the press conference, he claimed a foul on Marc Guéhi during Tottenham’s first goal. He explained that if this phase of play had been reversed, the referee would have called a penalty. But this time it was not enough for Manchester City, despite the good first half and Rayan Cherki’s new goal.
