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Journalist
Graduated from School of Journalism in Paris. Specializing in football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of PSG and Stade Français.
Appointed this summer on the OM bench, Roberto De Zerbi has had a rather convincing start to the season with his new team since he is currently in second place in the championship, behind PSG. But if we are to believe the words of Adrien Rabiot, the Italian coach expected something else in Ligue 1 and seems to have been surprised when he arrived.
It is a fact, theABOUT made many changes during the market with no less than twelve new recruits as well as a change of coach! Roberto DeZerbi arrived at the club to succeed Jean-Louis Gassetand therefore lead this big revolution within the project McCourt. A new challenge which is going rather well for the moment for the Italian technician, given that OM are in second place in Ligue 1 behind PSG.
“De Zerbi didn’t necessarily expect that”
Questioned in the mixed zone Sunday evening after the victory ofABOUT on the lawn of FC Nantes (2-1), Adrien Rabiot confided in these numerous changes of the market at theABOUT and evokes a big surprise for Roberto DeZerbi with his discovery of the French championship: “ There are rehabilitations and we said it with the coach, we have quite a few players who come from foreign championships, young players who have to adapt. The coach has also experienced something else and did not necessarily expect that in Ligue 1 », confides the midfielder of theABOUT.
OM on the right track
And despite this surprise, By Zerbi seems to have found the right method to put theABOUT on the right track: “ We have a lot of things to work on, a lot of details to improve, but when we put it all together, we see that we are second. With all that remains to be done, this is a very good thing », continues Rabiot. It remains to be seen whether the Marseille club will manage to finish on the podium at the end of the season.