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By his choices on Sunday for the reception of Le Havre (5-1), Roberto De Zerbi showed that he cared little about the statuses or the amount of transfers. The OM coach bases his choices on performances and what he sees in training. In this sense, he encouraged players who play less like Ismaël Koné, Jonathan Rowe or Elye Wahi to give everything to shake up the hierarchy.
Roberto DeZerbi had a little surprise in store for us on Sunday during the reception at Le Havre (5-1). In the absence of Peter-Emile Hojbjergthe coach of theABOUT decided to establish Bilal Nadir alongside Valentin Rongier in the double pivot. A strong choice from the Italian technician who shows that his management is based on meritocracy. He now wants players with less playing time like Ismaël Koné et Elye Wahi put it in “ difficulty » to make your choices.
“They have to put me in difficulty if they want to shake up the hierarchy”
« They have to put me in difficulty if they want to shake up the hierarchy. No one is guaranteed to play. Wahi, Koné, Jonathan Rowe and Lilian Brassier are all very high quality players. They must demonstrate that they deserve to play, and they will play “, declared Roberto DeZerbi in a press conference after the meeting.
“Valentin Rongier is the example, he changed my mind in five minutes in Nantes”
In this sense, the coach of theABOUT took the example of Valentin Rongier when he came into play against the FC Nantes (1-2) and now indestructible: “ I make my choices in good faith, I could be wrong, but they will have to work to earn their place. And even when they enter matches where we lead 3 or 4-0, they must conquer their place. Valentin Rongier is the example, he changed my mind in five minutes in Nantes. It doesn't take much, but I have to see this little to change my mind. »
