OM got off to a strong start to 2025. This Saturday evening’s victory in Ligue 1 on the pitch at Stade Rennais does a lot of good for Roberto De Zerbi’s men, even if certain defensive errors could have been paid for in cash.
OM intends to advance at a champion’s pace in 2025. This Saturday, Roberto De Zerbi’s men showed the face they needed to bring home the three points from their trip to Rennes. The Marseille individuals, as often, made the difference in unblocking the situation. Because certain mistakes could have been costly. If he starts under the orders of De Zerbi, Leonardo Balerdi struggles to achieve unanimous support. His errors in concentration are particularly singled out, not to mention his tendency to come out of his defense without looking behind. And that might not work in his favor in the event of a defensive arrival this winter on the transfer market for Olympique de Marseille.
Leonardo Balerdi, it’s still not that
After the match against Stade Rennais, some criticism was expressed towards Balerdi. Among them, a post from the account Marwan Belkacem, fan and informant on OM: “I’m revising my copy for Leo Balerdi. Much too passive on the action of the penalty: the ball which passes by him without him doing anything. And on the goal he is not at all in the rhythm to intervene on Assignon”. An exit validated by quite a few Internet users who are OM fans, who would not say no to the arrival of a new player in defense. This is good, the Phocaeans are looking for added value to bring to their squad. Kevin Danso’s profile is very popular but RC Lens is very greedy for the Austrian international. The arrival of Italian international Luis Felipe could also, in the long term, redistribute the cards to OM. And Balerdi will have to work extra hard to get everyone to agree.
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