The embellished will have been short -lived for Olympique de Marseille. Winners of Toulouse, last weekend, at the Vélodrome while they remained on four defeats in five games, the sky and white fell heavily in Monaco (3-0). A defeat with heavy consequences since OM has given up its second place in Ligue 1 to the Principality club.
If Roberto de Zerbi spared his players at the end of the meeting, Adrien Rabiot appeared to be particularly reassembled. “If I'm talking to you, I'm going to say dingueries,” a-Ali launched by crossing the mixed area, his face closed. Fifteen days ago, after the defeat conceded in Reims the former Turin had already had very hard words which had caused a lively controversy.
“I came with clear goals. Those who are there must have the same, he had launched. We are there, with the oldest, to make them realize that it is important for the club and it can also be for them to play the Champions League. It changes a lot. Because of their youth, some may not see everything that represents. We discuss a lot in private. There may be ups and downs, but you must all push in the same direction. Everyone must be mobilized to aim for the same objective. »»
Adrien Rabiot changed the OM game
But for some, Adrien Rabiot clearly represents part of the problem. It is notably the Lionel Charbonnier, for whom the arrival of the world's vice-champion destabilized the Marseille collective. “He brings something technically but that has completely changed the Marseille game from the moment he became a holder. There was a game identity that stuck well. It is not because you put a player who is very strong that your team will be. PSG tried and it was practically the worst team ”he entrusted to the microphone of RMC.
“The arrival of Rabiot posed some problems, including positioning. He makes very good stats but if you compare them to those of the collective …, he continued. The collective has dropped since the arrival of Rabiot. I would always highlight the collective stats. »»
