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A left back by training, Quentin Merlin saw Roberto De Zerbi move him to a piston position during the last meetings. The 22-year-old defender is therefore in competition with Ulisses Garcia, since the Italian coach also uses the Swiss in this position. The two OM players are therefore in competition, even if everything is going well between them according to Quentin Merlin.
Disappointing in defense and sometimes author of big errors, Quentin Merlin saw Roberto DeZerbi put him back in a piston role on the left of the field. The former Nantes player is highly appreciated by the Italian coach, who wants to continue to bet on him. At a press conference, he spoke about competition with Ulisses Garcia. A rival with whom he still has a good relationship.
A beautiful friendly relationship
Not present on the scoresheet during the last two matches of Ligue 1, Ulisses Garcia is not one of the players favored by Roberto DeZerbi since the start of the season. Despite everything, he could reappear on the field if Quentin Merlin is not up to par. “With Ulisses (Garcia), our relationship is simple. We are in competition, but we get along very well. We give each other advice, it's healthy between him and me. We push ourselves upwards, we want to go as far as possible. We work to play, so we give more,” explains the Frenchman at a press conference this Friday.
A hierarchy already established?
While he has experienced a season full of twists and turns on a personal level, Quentin Merlin hopes to keep his place. “We want to show the coach and the hierarchy, you have to ask the coach, but I think he puts the best player in the eleven after the training week” continues the one who landed in Marseille last winter. For the moment, this competition established between the two players is rather peaceful.
