Roberto De Zerbi raised the tone with Mason Greenwood

Greenwood at OM is a real success for the moment. If his arrival had caused a lot of media hype because of this case of physical and sexual assault which has been pursuing him for several years already, the English striker managed to ignore it and quickly asserted himself as the offensive leader of the Phocaean training. With 6 goals and 1 assist in 9 Ligue 1 matches, he clearly proves Pablo Longoria right for taking the gamble…

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Internally, he is also a player who is unanimously appreciated, and not just a little. “Greenwood is fine, he’s in good shape. Mason did some very good things at OM, but sometimes interrupted by breaks. On my team, we alternated very big matches with ugly matches, bad matches. For what ? There are different reasons for this, but when you rebuild it takes time”confided Roberto de Zerbi about him on Friday.

Vinicius Jr for example

But last weekend, against Paris, he disappointed. The Italian coach took him out at the break, then scratched him in front of the media. And according to daily information The Teamthe former Brighton player also reframed it in private. He therefore warned him not to play it too individualistic, especially in difficult contexts for the team, such as during the Classic. RDZ criticized the Englishman for a lack of desire and involvement on the defensive level throughout the week.

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He also put together several special video sessions for him, during which he showed him his flaws and the actions where he did not defend correctly against the Parisians. He even broadcast images of Vinicius Jr for Greenwood to take inspiration from and take him as an example, thus wanting to make him understand that being a star should not prevent him from helping out in defense. See you this evening against Nantes to see if the coach's message got through…

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