“I really enjoyed myself”, a recruit already under the spell of OM of de Zerbi

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By: Manu Tournoux

This Sunday, Ismaël Bennacer made his debut in the colors of Olympique de Marseille against Angers (2-0) in League 1. Arrived this winter on loan from AC Milan, the multi-purpose Algerian environment delivered a Convincing performance for its first tenure with the sky and white.

If the 2019 African champion was only treated only 65 minutes during this meeting, he still said that he had had a lot of fun with the Marseille team. “The three points were the most important today. This is what we did, and with the way too. I enjoyed myself. And well done to the team too, it's important “Bennacer said after the final whistle.

“It was something that I had been like for a long time”

The former empoli player was also enthusiastic about the idea of ​​evolving under the orders of Roberto de Zerbi, whose playing philosophy he appreciates: “I followed this coach a lot, which he brought to his teams. It was something that I had enjoyed for a long time. In two or three days in training, I saw a little bit what he offered, what he expected more or less players at my post, and it is something to which I was a little Una -adapted and it's nice. »»