Sunday evening, at 9 p.m., Olympique de Marseille will host Paris Saint-Germain in the closing match of the ninth day of Ligue 1. Adrien Rabiot will be particularly expected at the turn, on the occasion of his reunion with his training club, in which he spent almost seven seasons, between 2012 and 2019.
Could the French international suffer the same fate as that reserved for Fabrice Fiorèse on November 7, 2004? That evening, the latter made his return to the Parc des Princes, a little over two months after his transfer from PSG to OM. The native of Chambéry had suffered a rain of projectiles throughout the meeting and had been violently tackled by his former teammate Sylvain Armand. For this incredibly violent gesture, the left full-back was sent off in the twentieth minute of play.
Rabiot, the “new” Fiorèse?
“People talked to me a lot about Fiorèse’s departure during the week, recalled Armand, quoted by RMC Sport. I think that unfortunately it played into this fault which has remained somewhat mythical. It wasn’t mean and I didn’t mean to be aggressive. But all the animosity that week had made me unconsciously make that gesture. When I came out on the street in Paris, people adored me because I had tackled Fiorèse. »
A few hours after the arrival of Adrien Rabiot in the Marseille city, Marquinhos was questioned about this unexpected movement.
“No comment”, the captain of the Rouge et Bleu then replied, in a serious tone.
