Axel Allag, Media365, published on Friday December 13, 2024 at 3:53 p.m.
Before OM's “important test” against Lille (Saturday 5 p.m.), Roberto De Zerbi expressed all the good things he thought of an impeccable Adrien Rabiot with the Marseille club in recent weeks.
Without making too much noise, Adrien Rabiot made himself indispensable to OM who will want to confirm their general dynamic during the game against LOSC on Saturday at the Orange Vélodrome. Author of his first goal under his new colors against ASSE last Sunday (0-2), the 2018 world champion brings his projections to a team that really needs it and he was rightly praised by Roberto De Zerbi conquered but still just as demanding.
Scoring must not “become an obsession” for Rabiot
“We would need to have two, three, four or even five Rabiots. I asked him if he had a brother like him, but he told me that he didn’t play football,” said the technician. Italian, aware of the decisive character of the French international, regardless of his performance in front of opposing goals. Higher with Marseille compared to his placement in the national team, the former Juventus Turin midfielder is expected in the offensive register, like all the players. “In his qualities, in his characteristics, he has this ability to score. He must exploit it, but it must not become an obsession,” continued De Zerbi, putting pressure on his entire group for that.
De Zerbi expects more from everyone offensively
Mason Greenwood, author of 10 goals since the start of the exercise, “must have the objective of scoring 20, 25”, while the other elements, regardless of their position, must also try to shake the opposing nets . “And that also goes for the others, Merlin, Garcia, Henrique and Hojbjerg.” Second best attack in Ligue 1 with 31 goals scored – behind PSG's 37 – OM will have a lot to do in front of the third most efficient rearguard in the French championship, LOSC having conceded only 14 goals (only Monaco and Lens do better with 12).
