–
Journalist
Holder of a Master's degree in sports journalism, I fell in love with tennis since childhood and have always loved reading the great stories of this sport. Today, I want to tell them about them, take full advantage of my passion and be as close as possible to the aces of the circuit.
Victim of a fractured kneecap in November 2023, Valentin Rongier had to observe a long period of convalescence, and inevitably with the arrival of many elements last summer, he had difficulty finding his place in the squad of new coach Roberto De Zerbi. Returning to the starting XI for the last three matches, he explained that he had shown patience.
Captain of theABOUT at the time of his injury, Valentin Rongier had lost his place, and he had to prove himself to find the Marseille XI. Roberto DeZerbi had decided to explore other solutions at the start of the season with the new squad at their disposal. The 29-year-old has not given up on the idea of being one of the Italian coach's key players, and he managed to convince him to include him in his typical eleven.
“It could have come faster”
By playing relatively little at the start of the season, Valentin Rongier was subject to competition, not necessarily helping it regain its place. The midfielder finally seems to have made his return to the forefront, after three consecutive matches as a starter, even scoring a goal against Lens. “There were years when it annoyed me not to play at first. But this year, it's normal, I put myself in the coach's place. Those who are not ready, we will see later. It could have come faster, but those are his choices. I continued to give everything in the sessions to show him that he was wrong” he explains at a press conference this Friday, before an important match against LOSC this weekend.
Rongier, a new benchmark for De Zerbi
Forced to change his plans after humiliation in the face Auserre, Robert De Zerbi decided to relaunch Valentin Rongier, and the result has been clear since: the club won its last three matches in style. We will have to try to do the same thing for the last match of Ligue 1 in 2024 against Lille. Another serious candidate for the final podium.
