“extraordinary players”, “enormous talents”… De Zerbi declares his love for Rabiot, Hojbjerg and Wahi

After the slap inflicted by OM on Montpellier on Sunday evening (0-5) at the end of the 8th day of Ligue 1, all the signals are green for Roberto De Zerbi and his players before the clash against Paris in a week. The Italian manager did not fail to praise his men after the demonstration at La Mosson, in particular his two midfielders Adrien Rabiot and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, but also his striker Elye Wahi.

3-0 at half-time, 5-0 after 90 perfectly controlled minutes – helped by a numerical superiority during the last half hour… The Marseillais repeated their ranges, Sunday evening, against Montpellier at the end of the the 8th day of Ligue 1.

This slap, which cost Michel Der Zakarian his place on the Hérault bench, allows the Marseille players to apprehend with appetite the “Classic” against PSG on Sunday evening (Sunday October 27 at 9 p.m.). Especially since OM are only three points behind the French champions in the standings.

“Hojbjerg and Rabiot? We’re lucky to have them together at OM”

But before diving with desire into the preparation for this shock, Roberto De Zerbi was particularly proud of his men on Sunday evening. At a press conference, the Italian manager praised the successful collective performance. But it is above all his answers on several players, in particular the two Marseille midfielders Adrien Rabiot and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who will remain.

“I think we are lucky to have these two players together at OM. They are two extraordinary, intelligent players, with a very high level. They have a great personality and a lot of quality. They made a good match. I would have liked to take Rabiot out in the 70th to avoid taking risks with fatigue, but he held up very well physically. We are really very happy to have both Højbjerg and him in our team.”

“Wahi has potential for France, not just for OM”

De Zerbi also did not fail to salute the great performance of his striker Elye Wahi, scorer of the fastest goal of the season on Sunday evening after 48 seconds of play. “He worked well this week. And the week is almost always a reflection of Sunday’s performances. He is a player with enormous talent. He has potential that few No. 9s have. He is a player who has. need confidence and I hope that this performance, and not just his goal, will help him gain confidence. He is a player who has potential for the club. , he has potential for all of France, not just for Olympique de Marseille.”