Mattéo Guendouzi arrived at OM in the summer of 2021. He then found a certain Jorge Sampaoli there who would subsequently take him to another dimension. But before giving the green light to OM, the French international preferred to sound out his future teammates about the Argentine coach whom he did not yet know very well.
In 2021, while he was in the dark with ArsenalMattéo Guendouzi arrived at a turning point in his career. He had an offer of loon and had to make the right decision to give new impetus to his professional career. He then combed through the smallest details, analyzing in particular his potential future coach in the person of Jorge Sampaoli. And to find out everything about the Argentinian, he asked for information from the locker room of loon.
“Before signing for OM, I also spoke with certain players”
« I knew him like everyone else, a little from his past experiences, in particular the fact that, shortly before, he had been the coach of Argentina. Before signing for OM, I had also spoken with some players who were already in the squad and I had only heard positive things about him. “, he acknowledged Mattéo Guendouzi in an interview given to So Foot. Very quickly, he understood that this was the start of a very beautiful story.
“I quickly felt that we would have a great relationship”
« When I arrived, it connected very quickly. I quickly felt that we would have a great relationship. Already, because his playing philosophy corresponds to the way I see football. I knew it was going to suit me, that I was going to have fun. I also quickly became attached to the man, who is always behind his players, who always tries to get the most out of them, and honestly, as a player, you want it to work with him, because he puts everything the ingredients for », added Guendouzi. Back in Ligue 1, Jorge Sampaoli will direct his first match at the head of Stade Rennais this Sunday.
