Nothing is going well in Marseille anymore. OM are the author of three poor performances at home in a row, including a slap inflicted by their enemy PSG (3-0) and a rout against AJ Auxerre on Friday evening (3-1). Roberto De Zerbi said he was ready to assume his responsibilities by resigning if it would serve Olympique de Marseille. At the heart of this slump, Mason Greenwood continues to be decisive and even emulates a certain Sonny Anderson. Explanations.
This is a transfer that was talked about at the start of the last transfer window. Due to his domestic violence and rape against his partner Harriet Robson, Mason Greenwood was not welcome in Marseille. This is in fact the speech given by the mayor of the Phocaean city Benoit Payan has RMC Sport during the first half of July, explaining that a man who « massacre » has nothing to do withABOUT. Nevertheless, Roberto DeZerbi took his phone to convince the former talent to Mancheter United to sign in favor of‘Marseille Olympic as he revealed in an interview with The Team in mid-August.
Mason Greenwood equaled a 1937 record!
And the determination of Roberto By Zerbi paid since Mason Greenwood was transferred to theABOUT against €31M in total. The Englishman immediately justified the trust that the Italian coach had placed in him by scoring a double against the Brest Stadium for its official first (5-1). “Mason Greenwood is a very high level player. We all wanted him at the club. The players all see it on the pitch. I can also talk about the person, without going into their private life. But with me, with us, he’s a good boy, a great personality and a great player.”
Afterwards, Mason Greenwood continued with a new goalOrange Velodrome against the Reims stadium (2-2) and a new double against the Toulouse FC (3-1). Enough to allow the winger to Roberto DeZerbi to score 5 goals at the end of his first 3 outingsABOUT and to equal a record in Marseille dating from 1937 and held until then by Edmond Weiskopf.
Mason Greenwood rejoint Sonny Anderson !
Over the weeks, Mason Greenwood was more discreet as evidenced by his poor performance on October 27 during the Classic at theOrange Velodrome during the reception of PSG (0-3) and only found the net intermittently. However, the British striker still managed to be decisive. Proof by example. L'Marseille Olympic received the'AJ Auxerrejust promoted from League 2 BKTFriday evening in the Marseille den. Despite the rout of the men of Robert De Serve, Greenwood knew how to be decisive by obtaining and then converting a penalty, thus saving the honor of theABOUT during the heavy defeat against the Burgundians (3-1). Result ? The main interested party brought his tally to 8 goals in 11 games Ligue 1. A first for a playerABOUT in the league since Sonny Anderson in 1993/1994, no less.