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Journalist
Passionate about football since a young age, becoming a sports journalist quickly became obvious to Hugo. He would later discover a love for the NBA, before exploring other horizons such as Formula 1 and the NFL.
A little over a year after his arrival from Lorient, Bamo Meïté has not yet really had his chance since joining OM. Hit in the ankle last March, the 22-year-old defender was hampered by this injury during summer preparation and at the start of the season, and Roberto De Zerbi saw clearly that he could not yet count on him.
As often since the start of the season, theABOUT once again displayed alarming defensive fragility last Friday during the defeat against Auxerre (1-3). No one really stands out, whether it's the captain Leonardo Balerdi, Lilian Brassier or Derek Corneliuswhich did not however allow Bamo Meïté to have a chance.
“The coach saw clearly that he was not in his right mood and not up to the physical level”
After 11 days, the Franco-Ivorian only played 19 minutes Brest (1-5), 4 to Toulouse (1-3) and 1 against Nice (2-1). And Bamo Meïté is so little used by Roberto DeZerbiit is because the latter noticed upon his arrival that he could not yet count on him. “ The coach clearly saw that he was not in his right mood and not physically up to standard. “, confided a person close to the locker room of theABOUT has Provence.
Difficult last months for Meïté
Hit in an ankle on March 22, the 22-year-old defender returned prematurely and still felt discomfort during summer preparation and at the start of the season. Bamo Meïté was also the victim of a shooting, as Faris Moumbagna et Jean Onanain May, upon returning from the tripABOUT au Havre. An episode which logically affected him psychologically.
“Sportingly, my love for the club has not weakened”
« Now, today, I'm trying to step back from this situation. We are top athletes, we should not be involved in this kind of thing. I don't want to talk about it too much, even to those close to me. Because these are not things that should happen in the sports environment », had then confided Bamo Meïté au Parisian. « I try to sort things out. What happened was outside of football. Sportingly, my love for the club has not weakened. I discovered OM this season, and there is a gap between everything we hear about OM and what is, when we play there, we experience the atmosphere of the Vélodrome from the pitch… »
