At Olympique de Marseille, Roberto De Zerbi demands the best from his players. And Mason Greenwood is no exception. The number 10 of the Marseille club is the top scorer for the club and the championship with 12 goals. However, the Italian coach expects him to surpass the 20 goal mark. A personal record for Greenwood that the main interested party is ready to beat.
Roberto DeZerbi inherited the workforce of theABOUT after the departure of Jean–Louis Gasset at the end of last season. A group that has evolved a lot since then with no less than 13 recruits and various departures recorded. Mason Greenwood was the most expensive transfer of the era Of Serve since it cost 31M€ to Olympique de Marseille. However, as evidenced by his 13 achievements in Ligue 1 and in Coupe from France this season, the English striker could be one of the X factors of the Marseille team.
“He can score 20 or 25 goals, that’s what he should aim for”
He is already the top scorer and in the race for the Pichichi title of Ligue 1namely the player who scored the most goals during the season in the championship. With his 12 achievements, he outclasses Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola et Jonathan David which are all at 11 goals. His trainer Robert De Serve inspired him to reach 20 goals and become the top scorer of Ligue 1 at a press conference on Friday. “Greenwood can very well finish top scorer, yes, because he is strong and because we are the team after PSG which generates a lot of chances. But there is also David, Barcola and Dembélé. He can score 20 or 25 goals, that’s what he should aim for.”
“I hope I can beat my record”
Since the start of his career, Mason Greenwood (23 years old) has never reached the mark of 20 goals, his best total being 17 goals in all competitions in a single season. For Téléfootthe English striker explained that he was ready to beat his record. “13 goals at mid-season, beating my personal record of 17 thanks to OM? I hope I can beat my record, that would be great for me”. Now all that's left to do is. It remains to be seen whether Greenwood will succeed in meeting this challenge.
