Roberto De Zerbi did not hide it yesterday at a press conference ahead of the match in Montpellier tomorrow. Adrien Rabiot, a few weeks after his arrival and after minutes of playing time in Strasbourg before the international break, will evolve as a starter at Mosson. “He worked very well, he will start on Sunday. I’m very happy with what he did. He is humble, hardworking, he is a very high level player. we are very proud to have him with us. He is one of the players of the caliber of Højbjerg and Greenwood,” said the Italian coach.
Deschamps hesitated to give him the Blues armband
Adrien Rabiot who had the opportunity to take full advantage of the last two weeks to perfect his physical condition. Didier Deschamps, the coach of the France team, still gives him time to get his act together but nevertheless, the Blues coach almost made a surprising decision. According to Provence, and while Kylian Mbappé was absent in October, Deschamps would have hesitated to bring Rabiot back and entrust him directly with the captain’s armband, to pass on this honor to an element of experience of the Blues. A surprising choice since Rabiot spent an entire summer without a club and without playing. Just postponed before the next gathering in November?
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While Adrien Rabiot is just returning to the field with OM, Didier Deschamps almost made a surprising decision. Indeed, the Marseille midfielder almost replaced Mbappé as captain of the Blues…
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