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Very upset after OM's defeat against AJ Auxerre last weekend (1-3), Roberto De Zerbi would have particularly attacked his captain Leonardo Balerdi, whom he would have criticized for lacking ” balls.” Which questions Rolland Courbis, who believes that the Italian technician should above all change his system and move to a three-way defense.
Angry last Friday after the new rout of theABOUT at home, Roberto DeZerbi made it clear both in the press conference and in the locker room. As against the PSG (0-3), the Olympians were trailing by three goals at halftime against theALSO Auxerre (1-3). Among the players targeted by the Italian technician, there would notably be Leonardo Balerdi. « You lack balls », would have blurted out to him Roberto DeZerbiaccording to The Team.
“What does that mean, you don’t have any balls?” »
The question of the captain's armband, which he inherited Leonardo Balerdi this season, has often been raised since the start of the season, but for Rolland Courbis, Roberto DeZerbi does not put the defenderABOUT in the best conditions. “ Is the armband too heavy for Balerdi to carry? For me, Balerdi is one of the centre-backs who is better in a three-at-the-back organization, with him in the middle. In a four-man defense, with two central players like De Zerbi plays, I find it a bit tight. And then De Zerbi who tells him “you have no balls”! What does that mean, you don't have any balls? Balerdi, you put him in the middle of a 3-way defense with Meïté on the right and Brassier on the left and you will already have a better Balerdi with also a better Brassier. Afterwards, he arrives from Brest. He’s not coming from Inter Milan either… “, he declared, in an interview given to But Football Club.
Benatia: “He is very important for the team”
Critics who do not question the status of Leonardo Balerdi at theABOUTwhere he extended his contract until June 2028 during the summer. Passing through the show Rothen ignites on RMC On Tuesday, Medhi Benatia reaffirmed his confidence in the Argentinian international: “ Balerdi is a top defender. I saw that people were falling for him, he has our support. He is very important for the team. »
