OM: Leonardo Balerdi was reframed by his leaders

Promoted to captain at the start of the season, Leonardo Balerdi seriously divides OM because of his behavior on the field.

Appointed captain of OM by Roberto De Zerbi at the start of the season, Leonardo Balerdi (25) is still struggling to convince that he is the man for the job. Able to miss certain matches or easily take cards, the Argentinian annoys with his attitude.

L'Equipe returned to the case of Balerdi, an extremely divisive player, highlighted for his attitude towards Emmanuel Emegha during the OM – RC Strasbourg match (1-1) last Sunday. It must be said that the former Borussia Dortmund player has an unfortunate tendency to taunt the opposing attacker, complain about the referees, provoke and push back.

An attitude problem raised to the top of OM

If, on the Commanderie side, we consider that giving him the armband was “important” to “push him to take responsibility”, Leonardo Balerdi is making people cringe in high places as the sports daily reports: “His leaders told him repeated again, in recent months, that he should speak less on the field, but they have not succeeded in calming his ardor.

Although he works with a sports psychologist whom he has known since his beginnings at Boca Juniors, Balerdi is unable to erase this flaw which could prove crippling when finally taking a step forward in his career. Fortunately, on the OM board side, we still believe today that Balerdi brings more than he costs.

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