Man in the form of recent weeks in the ranks of LOSC, Isaily has been inexpensive when receiving OM this Sunday (1-1). The Brazilian was restrained by the Olympian game plan.
After reinstating a 4-3-3 scheme against Brest (4-1), on April 27, Roberto de Zerbi found his habits in Lille with a team aligned in 4-2-3-1, his preferential device. To occupy the role of number 10, it was Adrien Rabiot who was appointed. He maintained the balance and embarrassed the Lille block, especially in the perimeter of influence of a man named Ismaily. Very incisive against Auxerre and then in Angers, the Brazilian side was limited in his movements by an increased presence on his side.
A Rightly carried out plan
Asked about Adrien Rabiot at a press conference at the final whistle, following the zero result (1-1) recorded by the LOSC and Olympique de Marseille, Roberto de Zerbi unveiled his strategy: “Adrien Rabiot had to alternate on the defensive phase with (Mason) Greenwood. He made a lot of sacrifices, whether with or without a ball, but he does not have the characteristics to do what Adrien (Rabiot) did. When you are lucky to have it in the team, with its intellectual qualities and its legs, it allows to compensate for the difficulties that Mason Greenwood can have which can easily run out with defensive races. It was necessary to prevent it from going too easily on this side ”he explained.
The Italian technician then specifically quoted two members of the Lille workforce: “And then, he (Mason Greenwood) had to face Ismailythat I know very well for having trained him at the Shakhtar Donetsk, and (Gabriel) Gudmundsson (entered the 65 ′) in stride. They are two high -quality players. This is why I made this decision (align Adrien Rabiot in a hybrid role, editor’s note) ”revealed the coach of Olympique de Marseille, smiling. The latter had also joined the Brazilian on the meadow at the whistle, the opportunity to exchange a few words and smiles. The Lille had not had it in the course of part, in difficulty both defensively (14 lost balloons, Lille record) and offensively in front of a right side from Marseille often in excess.
