Injured with the Espoirs during the international break last September, Quentin Merlin is sorely missed by De Zerbi’s collective. No risks will be taken with him and his return could only take place against PSG…
Quentin Merlin was injured with the Espoirs last September. While a simple crutch had been diagnosed by the French staff, the latter suffered a muscular injury to the thigh. the former Nantes player has resumed the race and a return was envisaged after this October break, nothing is assured because the staff does not want to miss the stages. Indeed, according to La Provence this Thursday, the Marseille medical staff will not take any risks. While the 22-year-old full-back is due to return to training next week, he will only do so if the tests are positive. His return is hoped for OM vs PSG.
Cautious medical staff, return to training next week for Merlin?
Present on the DFM set, the tiktoker Johan Toutseul gave his feelings about the injury and therefore the absence of Quentin Merlin for several matches. “For me Merlin was really the gondola head of the De Zerbi system. we saw it from the first preparation matches with this somewhat hybrid role of full-back which fits a little inside, this is what created the gap. His injury came at the worst time for De Zerbi and for OM. (…) When Merlin was injured, it was Luis Henrique who played this role inside. Merlin is a professional, he has technical ease, he plays quickly with one or two touches of the ball, he often makes the right choices, I long for him to come back…”
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Merlin was really the gondola head of the De Zerbi system
Roberto De Zerbi also spoke about the absence of his left side at a press conference on Thursday: “I’m not looking for an alibi. We recently lost a very important player. we also have Luis Henrique who suffers from his absence (…) It’s hard to find the fluidity of the game when there are so many changes. There are variables to take into consideration. We didn’t lose in Strasbourg because of the absence of Balerdi or Merlin. We need to do better both in terms of play and behavior.”
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