OM: A big mistake made with Rabiot?

Since the shock against RC Lens on November 23, Roberto De Zerbi has used Adrien Rabiot as an attacking midfielder. Asked about this innovation from the OM coach, Daniel Riolo felt that he was making a mistake. According to the French journalist, Roberto De Zerbi would do better to reuse Adrien Rabiot as a torchbearer.

At the end of the contract on June 30, 2024 with the JuventusAdrien Rabiot committed himself freely and gratuitously in favor ofABOUT on September 17. Indisputable holder of Marseillethe French international plays a new role under the leadership of Roberto DeZerbi for a few weeks.

Rabiot was repositioned as an attacking midfielder

When moving theABOUT has Lens on November 23, Roberto De Zerbi tried a poker game with Adrien Rabiot. Indeed, the Olympian coach positioned his number 25 as an attacking midfielder. And obviously, he was convinced by the performance of his player in this role. Indeed, Roberto DeZerbi continued to use Adrien Rabiot higher up the pitch in the following three matches (Monaco, Saint-Etienne and Lille).

“Rabiot must not play where he plays today”

Present in the showAfter Foot this Monday evening, Daniel Riolo criticized the choice of Roberto DeZerbi to makeAdrien Rabiot an attacking midfielder. “With the idea that OM goes to the European Cup and the LDC, the squad you have in Marseille, Rabiot must not play where he plays today, that is to say a little higher . He must play in the middle. And with the two matches per week, he will be in a rotation, and you would have a slightly more creative offensive player; because you will be able to recruit at that time. I think the team will have a different face. Maybe you would have another striker to support Maupay, if Wahi had to leave. Today, you don’t even have a rotation because you only have Maupay. The guy you paid €25M for is on the bench. Even when he comes home, we don’t see that he’s coming home. We are only at the beginning of the De Zerbi story, there are things that are changing”railed the French journalist on RMC Sport.