Arriving this summer, Roberto De Zerbi played a big role in the Olympique de Marseille transfer window, with the recruitment of several players expressly requested by himself. This is the case with Ismaël Koné, a Canadian international who arrived from the English second division, who for the moment does not really seem to bring satisfaction.
Pablo Longoria et Mehdi Benatia bent over backwards to accommodate every request Roberto DeZerbi. And if sometimes it worked, in other cases the Italian's predictions were not confirmed, as with Ismaël Koné. The man who was to become the big surprise in midfield still does not seem to have shown his best side, with rather little playing time.
“Ismaël Koné is still in the learning phase”
The fault may be a position a little too high on the pitch since the start of the season, as people around him explain. “ He has fewer benchmarks, even if Wilfried Nancy (his former coach) had occasionally put him in number 10 in Montreal. He prefers to start from lower and break the lines » declared one of those close toIsmaël Konénear Provence. « He is still in the learning phase, but he enjoys contact with Roberto. He is impressed by his science ».
De Zerbi is not satisfied
However, we will have to move up a gear very quickly! According to information from ProvenceRoberto De Zerbi would not be at all satisfied withIsmaël Koné For now. The coach of theABOUT would criticize him in particular for his investment during training, with a very strong message which was perhaps sent during the last day of Ligue 1. Facing the RC Lens (1-3), the former of Watford indeed spent the entire meeting on the bench, with the young Bilal Nadir who finally returned to his place.