Coming into play on Sunday against Strasbourg, Adrien Rabiot could do nothing to prevent Olympique de Marseille from their first defeat of the season (1-0).
Adrien Rabiot played again. Almost three months after the elimination of the Blues against Spain in the semi-final of the Euro and barely more than ten days after his signing for Olympique de Marseille, the former Parisian indeed played his first minutes with the Olympian jersey. From the trip to Strasbourg, Sunday, for the closing match of the 6e day of Ligue 1, the vice-world champion came into play in the second half to replace the injured Koné.
And Adrien Rabiot almost had a dream debut with the Marseille club. On his very first ball, the native of Val-de-Marne delivered a delicious deep pass for Neal Maupay, who had also come into play a few moments earlier. Alas, the former Nice player missed his face to face with Dorde Petrovic and the rest was more complicated for the French midfielder.
Adrien Rabiot is not yet 100%
If he did not hide and showed character, he did not manage to bring the spark hoped for and was ultimately discreet. Struggling to find his teammates, he was also booked just a few minutes after coming into play for a foul near his area. Nothing to worry about his trainer, Roberto de Zerbi.
“He was supposed to play less than thirty minutes, but with Koné’s injury, it was a bit of a forced change, he confided at the end of the meeting. He’s obviously an important player. He made a good start, but he’s not 100% yet. He’s not ready to start a match yet. We really need to help him get back into shape. »
