Olympique de Marseille set the record straight on Sunday evening by managing to win against FC Nantes (2-1) seven days after the defeat suffered in the Classic against Paris Saint-Germain. Second in the standings, six points behind its Parisian rival, the Marseille club is more than ever in line with its objectives, its primary goal being to return to the Champions League next season. A good start for Roberto De Zerbi, who did not hesitate to take a decision regarding certain players.
Bamo Meïté starts from (very) far away!
If some have left (Clauss, Veretout, Gigot…) and others have been put aside (Mbemba), Bamo Meïté is also going through a complicated period under the Italian's orders. Indeed, according to the Infos OM account, no less than nine players would be ahead of him in the hierarchy: Pol Lirola, Leonardo Balerdi, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Quentin Merlin, Derek Cornelius, Lilian Brassier, Amir Murillo, Ulisses Garcia and Valentin Rongier. A terrible observation, especially since some of the names mentioned are not originally defenders. It remains to be seen whether he will manage to reverse the trend…
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To summarize
A defender from Olympique de Marseille would be far down the hierarchy in the eyes of Roberto De Zerbi. Olympique de Marseille set the record straight on Sunday evening by managing to win against FC Nantes (2-1) seven days after the defeat suffered in the Classic against Paris Saint-Germain.
