Holder, author of a goal and a brilliant performance during the victory of Olympique de Marseille this Saturday in Bollaert against RC Lens (3-1), Valentin Rongier (29 years old) could not continue against the 'AS Monaco (Sunday, 8:45 p.m.).
Roberto De Zerbi had a little flash of genius on Saturday at Bollaert. By starting Valentin Rongier against RC Lens (3-1), the OM coach may have finally found the winning formula this season. Associated with Pierre-Emile Höjberg and Adrien Rabiot, the former FC Nantes midfielder brought more balance to the team and even scored a nice goal from an offering from Neal Maupay.
Rongier put OM in order
“Time shows us that this team needs someone who brings order to the field. Rongier has these characteristics, analyzed the OM coach after the meeting. He played a very good game. It's true that I didn't want to change him, but he had received a yellow card, and I was afraid of the second warning. So I replaced it and I'm happy to have it. And at that moment, we lost a little order, without him. » If the notions of order and balance finally seem to have become central in the mind of De Zerbi, nothing says that Rongier has earned his stripes as a starter.
“Creative enough to make a difference? »
Walid Acherchour strongly doubts it at the microphone of RMC Sport: “Rongier is the big winner of the victory in Lens. He shows once again that he has benchmarks and that he can contribute to this team. Now the question is: will this midfielder be effective against a low block? Against Monaco there will be a lot more space, so I think De Zerbi will keep it. But faced with a midfielder who will be waiting for them, is he a creative enough midfielder to make the difference? »
Aged 29, Rongier is playing his fifth season with OM, where he is under contract until June 2026. Negotiations regarding an extension broke down during the summer due to his repeated physical problems. .
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