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Winners of the Gambardella last season, we expected to see several young OM players get their chance this year under the orders of Roberto De Zerbi, such as Enzo Sternal and Darryl Bakola. Which is not really the case at the moment and their lack of playing time has caused some tension among those around them.
One of the objectives of theABOUT this summer was to preserve and extend some of its young elements having shone in Gambardella Cup. Which is the case ofEnzo Sternal (17 years old) and Darryl Bakola (16 years old), while Gaël Lafont (18 years old) and Keyliane Abdallah (18 years old) have also joined the professional group, without having had their chance until now.
Young people’s playing time worries
Alone Enzo Sternal et Keyliane Abdallah were offered some playing time by Roberto DeZerbi since the start of the season, they who entered the match during the first day at Brest and accumulate 13 short minutes. Depending on the match schedule, the coach of theABOUT holds them back until the last moment, which sometimes prevented them from playing in reserve or with the U19 and caused some internal tensions, as indicated by Provence.
“It’s nice to take photos with the pros, but it doesn’t replace competition”
The entourage of certain elements then went directly to see theABOUT to try to find a solution. “ It’s nice to take photos with the pros, but it doesn’t replace competition. If it lasts, won’t a boy confined to the reserve, but who plays a series of matches, have progressed more at the end of the season? “, one of them confided to Provence. « There, things are better, they all start playing again, regain intensity, rhythm, their level. At first, they were physically dumped… »
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