Appearing at the very end of the match against Lille in the Coupe de France, the young Marseille striker Robinio Vaz entered at half-time on Sunday evening against Strasbourg at the Vélodrome. And his performance left a lasting impression.
Unhappy with the first half of his players, Roberto De Zerbi made two changes during the break against Strasbourg on Sunday at the Vélodrome (1-1). The young striker Robinio Vaz, aged only 17, was notably thrown into the deep end at the forefront of the attack in place of Neal Maupay. The least we can say is that the striker trained at FC Sochaux left his mark. Three days after playing five minutes against Lille in the Coupe de France, Robinio Vaz this time played 45 minutes and his entry changed the course of the match. Moving on the attacking front, he caused major problems for the Strasbourg defense and notably obtained the penalty which allowed Mason Greenwood and Olympique de Marseille to equalize.
De Zerbi is a fan of the phenomenon Robinio Vaz
After the match, Roberto De Zerbi, disappointed with the result, still had very positive words for his young striker, who was a success with the reserve led by Jean-Pierre Papin before moving to the professional group. “Robinio Vaz is a good player. Neal Maupay played a good match but three in a row in a week, he may have lost a little energy but that’s normal. Vaz could give us more energy and I think it was a good match for him. I play those who deserve the most. Robinio has this energy, he is very strong, he is a 2007. You have to be careful with him but I even hesitated to start him” commented the Italian coach of Olympique de Marseille, who never hesitated to throw very young players into the mix during his career and who confirms this again in Marseille, where Bilal Nadir is increasingly used and where Robinio Vaz should certainly establish himself as a solution in attack in the weeks to come. And if finally, OM already had in its ranks the successor of Elye Wahi, candidate for a departure during this winter transfer window and who could join Frankfurt, who are courting him to compensate for the upcoming departure of Omar Marmoush to Manchester City .
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