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Appointed OM sports advisor a year ago, Medhi Benatia recently spoke about this new role in an interview with RMC Sport. And Daniel Riolo, even if he seems to appreciate the overall work carried out by the former Moroccan central defender, nevertheless believes that his temperament can play tricks on him and fears future clashes.
Medhi Benatia Is he the right man for the job?ABOUT ? In November 2023, Pablo Longoria appointed him to the position of sports advisor in charge of recruitment and acting as a link between management and the first team. The former Moroccan international spoke at length about this new daily on Tuesday at the microphone of RMC Sportet Daniel Riolo seems to appreciate the overall work carried out by Benatia at OM as he confided to the microphone ofAfter Foot.
“He fulfills this role very well”
« It was a position to be filled at OM, that of the buffer between the president and the club. Benatia, since he arrived, when we didn't really know how things were going to go for him, a lot of people were wondering, we were perplexed, I think that he fulfills this role very well. He's here, we're not going to go back to the episode in the hallway, it happens, we'll see that Luis Campos did it recently. I found him very calm, very composed », notes Riolobefore however mentioning a downside with Medhi Benatia and his fiery temperament.
“It can cause clashes”
« Benatia, where he may have a problem, he's still a guy, we may have forgotten him a little, he played at Juve and Bayern. Two pretty incredible clubs, two pretty square clubs. That marks a man. Sometimes, he will have to take a step back and take deep breaths because it can hit his system. When confronted with the reality of Ligue 1, it can lead to clashes. He's going to have to control himself. But there in the interview, I found him very calm, composed », estimates the columnist of theAfter Foot. It remains to be seen whether Benatia will manage to control his emotions and avoid clashes in the months to comeABOUT.
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