Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has been one of OM’s best players since the start of the season, but against Strasbourg, the Danish international was transparent. And it’s not just due to its repositioning.
With several players absent, notably Leonardo Balerdi, Roberto De Zerbi decided to step back Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in central defense Sunday evening at Meinau. And the least we can say is that the former Tottenham player experienced a real ordeal against Strasbourg, never seeming to be in the game, which earned him strong criticism, even if some did not fail to point out that the Dane did not play in his team. usual place. A failed tactical choice that the Italian coach of Olympique de Marseille fully accepted. But what we didn’t know was that Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg did not have 100% of his resources at the time of kick-off in Alsace. The secret had been well kept.
According to the account The OM Minutewhose proximity to Pablo Longoria’s club is known, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was simply ill. ” Hojbjerg was ill on Sunday evening, he wasn’t even sure to travel. This showed a little today in the intensity. Apparently the coach didn’t want to put Kondo behind, because that made 3 lefties behind. “, explains the insider. However, we can wonder why Roberto De Zerbi not only decided to put the player who arrived during the last transfer window in a position other than his own, but also knowing that the latter was far from being at the top of his form. We will never have the answer, but on the Marseille side, the coach now knows that Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s place is not in central defense. By the match against Angers on Friday evening, the latter should have recovered from his worries and will therefore be at 100%, which is necessarily a plus for OM who should have less difficulty against the red lantern of Ligue 1 than against Strasbourg.
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