“Greenwood is fine, he’s in good shape. Mason did some very good things at OM, but sometimes interrupted by breaks. I expect even more from Mason. On my team, we alternated very big matches with ugly matches, bad matches. For what ? There are different reasons for that, but when you rebuild it takes time.. Here is what Roberto De Zerbi recently said about Mason Greenwood. Arriving last summer in Marseille, the English winger quickly established himself as the offensive leader of the Marseille team. However, the Italian technician did not yet seem completely convinced by his player's performance.
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RDZ had pointed out his lack of desire
It must be said that the former Manchester United player gave his coach some headaches after a completely failed performance during the first Classic of the season last weekend. Totally transparent offensively and guilty of an avoidable loss of ball on the third Parisian goal, the 23-year-old Englishman finally left his partners at the break. A disasterclass which also earned the person concerned a refocusing from his trainer, unhappy and frustrated by the irregularity of the native of Bradford.
In recent hours, The Team revealed in this respect that RDZ had warned him not to play it too individualistic, particularly in difficult contexts for the team, such as during the shock against PSG, while reproaching him for a lack of desire and involvement on the defensive plan throughout the week. Called to order, the former Getafe player was therefore logically expected at the turn, this Sunday, during the trip to Nantes for the 10th day of Ligue 1. And the least we can say is that is that the spicy message from the transalpine technician had its effect…
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A quick and convincing response…
Established in the right lane of the Olympian attack, the Marseille number 10 has, in fact, responded in the best possible way to emerging criticism. Just technically and available for his partners, Greenwood lit a first fuse which was finally diverted by Lafont (7th). Very close to finding Rowe on a new dangerous center, he constantly took the upper hand against Cozza (75% of successful dribbles, 2 shots on target, 6 duels won out of 9 contested), while showing great defensive involvement. In all the good shots, the Briton finally freed his team with a clear shot from the left at the entrance to the area (61st).
Credited with a 7 for this new convincing performance and logically elected man of the match by the FM editorial team, the man who now has 7 goals and 2 assists in 10 matches was, moreover, saluted by his coach at the final whistle. “I was surprised last week when he didn't play well, at a level that is not his. Mason is a very good boy, first of all. He is committed, he gives everything. He is a strong player, who makes a difference with OM”underlined, in this regard, the former Brighton coach at a press conference. We will now have to confirm this nice return to the forefront, next Friday at home, when we host AJ Auxerre.
Pub. the 04/11/2024 00:23
– UPDATE 04/11/2024 00:25
