This Friday evening, as part of the 7th day of Ligue 1, Olympique de Marseille received the red lantern in the Angers championship. The opportunity for Roberto De Zerbi’s team to stock up on points at home. The Italian technician had also made strong choices in his starting eleven. Less and less efficient in this role of number 10, Amine Harit gave way to Valentin Carboni. The young Argentine midfielder started as a starter for the first time this season under his new colors. And obviously, he was eagerly awaited even though he is described as one of the gems of Argentine football.
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Facing an Angers team that was not confident, the 19-year-old clearly missed his chance. Completely obliterated in this role of number 10, he touched very few balls and did not weigh in on his team’s play. And when his team was reduced to 10 (just after the red received by Angers), his repositioning as false number 9 in place of Maupay changed nothing in his evening performance. Erased at times, not available enough, he ended up being sanctioned by his coach at half-time.
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Substituted at half-time
Too discreet in this role, he gave up his place at half-time, replaced by Jonathan Rowe who only needed 8 minutes to shine with a goal. Sanction of De Zerbi after his performance or a simple tactical choice by the Italian coach when his player, too alone at the forefront, had just received a yellow card? The future will tell us but the player loaned by Inter Milan (with an OA of 36 million in addition to the 4 million already paid) did not score any points. Rated 3/10 by our editorial team, it was not spared by the Marseille press either. Provence also gave him a rating of 3, pointing out his discretion.
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“Greenwood and Carboni, far from splendid”first headlines La Provence before detailing the case of the Argentinian. “He didn’t shine and only played half-time. He failed to shine first as number 10 then as false 9 after the exclusion of Maupay.. Same story for The Phocaean who gives the Argentine international a score of 2.5 and qualifies his performance distressing. Not enough to give him confidence after his timid start since his return from injury. And if it will logically take time for the former Monza player to find his rhythm and his sensations, he will quickly have to respond because at OM, time is running out. His coach has already shown that he has to do much more when he starts. And his performance could also do the business of Amine Harit, his direct competitor in this role of leader…
Pub. the 05/10/2024 12:00
Update 05/10/2024 16:35
