At Olympique de Marseille, Geronimo Rulli (32) has made everyone agree since his first winning steps in Marseille's goals against Stade Brestois on August 17, with a penalty saved in particular (5-1). However, very much in the spotlight since the start of the season, the Argentine goalkeeper is starting to feel the physical effects. Enough to allow Roberto De Zerbi to launch Jeffrey de Lange into the deep end, by resting Rulli as the end-of-year holidays approach.
Jeffrey Long (26 years old) made his first appearance in the jersey ofABOUT during an official match this Sunday at Geoffroy Guichard as part of the 32nd final of the Cup of France against the AXIS beaten by Olympique de Marseille in the championship two weeks ago (2-0) already Saint-Etienne thanks to the goals of'Adrien Rabiot and of Mason Greenwood. Geronimo Rulli had managed to keep his clean sheet.
“I chose De Lange because he is a very good goalkeeper who exudes a certain confidence”
However, the “best goalkeeper in Ligue 1” according to Neal Maupay et Quentin Merlin was physically worn out by this intense first part of the season. This is in fact the speech made by Roberto By Zerbi this Sunday at the microphone of beIN SPORTS when justifying the tenure of Jeffrey Long for the purposes ofABOUTfor the first time since the start of the Marseille season in Ligue 1 last August 17 at Brest (5-1).
“I chose De Lange because he is a very good goalkeeper who exudes a certain confidence. It’s true that Rulli has done a lot in recent weeks, with a certain physical weariness.”
“It didn’t seem wise to me to take the slightest risk”
Before the start of the 32nd final of French Cup which is currently working in favor ofABOUT on the lawn of theASSE, Roberto DeZerbi also wanted to avoid any avoidable injury due to physical overload of Geronimo Rulli before the end of year holidays. “It didn’t seem wise to me to take the slightest risk. But beyond that, De Lange is a great and good goalkeeper who deserved to play.”
