Pogba, De Zerbi, the crisis at OM… Rabiot reveals his truths

Adrien Rabiot remains on a very good outing with the French team in the Nations League. But the international break is now over, and the Duke is once again focused on his objectives with OM. Before the trip to Lens, he expressed his desire and that of his teammates to bounce back.

The former Parisian wants to be optimistic despite an end-of-year schedule that seems complicated. “This series of matches can serve as a trigger. We will be able to see how this season will turn out, these teams are perhaps more suited to what we like, Lens, Monaco, ASSE, Lille… these are tense matches. This can suit us and it can take us a step further. We are in more difficulty against teams who play less football and who counter…”.

Rabiot behind his coach

Before the departure for the selection, OM had suffered a huge rout against AJA (0-3) at home. A drop of pants which had notably pushed Roberto De Zerbi gave a huge rant. How did the players take it? Rabiot's response: » I find myself in the coach with this passion. He wants to satisfy the supporters. Being 0-3 against AJA is a disappointment, to say the least. He wants to put everyone at ease. He's angry and frustrated, he can be excessive but sometimes it's necessary to show how you feel. We can do better, I am 100% behind him, he understands where he is. He would like to thrill our supporters. It is true and whole. »

“A mental problem at the Vélodrome”

The French international continued his praise for his Italian coach by indicating: “ He is a coach who has a very particular idea, he knows what he wants to implement, and that requires a lot of concentration and adaptation. We need more cohesion. I am convinced that we will succeed in doing this, particularly at the Vélodrome. »

While they are the third best team in Europe, the Marseillais are hugely disappointing in front of their home crowd. Rabiot tried to find an explanation for this contrast: “The Vélodrome is complicated to say. We have a lot of young players who are not used to playing in this stadium, it can be a lot of pressure for some. It's not a question of technical deficit, it's a mental aspect. It’s part of football, you have to manage that…”.

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Pogba and Rabiot, reunion soon?

Finally, Rabiot also spoke about the case of his former teammate at Juventus, Paul Pogba. The latter is emphatically announced as a potential future Olympian reinforcement. “Yes, I would advise Paul Pogba to come to OM, if he regains all his physical abilities, he is a top player. It will be complicated right away to get back to a high level. I came because I believe in this project with a great coach. » The message was passed to La Pioche.