While OM returns to the Champions League, Roberto de Zerbi has made strong choices to restrict his workforce. How to interpret the Italian technician's decision?
After the psychodrama of the Rabiot episode, Roberto de Zerbi was expected at the turn of a less noisy, but just as significant decision. While Olympique de Marseille is back in the Champions League, the Italian technician was to decide in the life for the composition of his group.
De Zerbi can rely on a very large quantitative workforce, after a XXL transfer window where Olympique de Marseille finalized no less than 25 movements. Certain experienced elements were therefore likely to be ruled out for this league phase.
Roberto De Zerbi, coach of the OM.
Recalling the list of these unwanted players will make it possible to make a first screening. There are 5 of them not having been selected for the great adventure in the European Cup: goalkeeper Ruben Blanco, right side defender Pol Lirola, left side Ulisses Garcia, offensive midfielder Amine Harit and striker Neal Maupay.
A strong signal for this season
Will these 5 players report the Olympique de Marseille jersey in the near future? Are they condemned to stay in a loft like Chancel Mbemba (today in Lille)? No option is to be excluded, but the signal sent is clear.
Based on a large workforce is a luxury that does not concern many technicians in Ligue 1, but Roberto de Zerbi still wants to keep a limited group. Management that is not unanimous, as evidenced by Eric Di Meco on RMC.
“How can you get attached to a team that changes 20 players and leaders who tell you something and do the opposite?” You have the impression that they are not there for the right reasons. Their interest is to make transfers, it is not that the team is progressing, makes us dream and wins… ”.
OM's list for the Champions League:
Guards : Geronimimo Rulli, Jeffrey De Lange.
Defenders : CJ Egan-Riley, Leonardo Balerdi, Nayef Aguerd, Benjamin Pavard, Medina, Emerson Palmieri, Amir Murillo.
Fields : Angel Women, Matt O'Rilen, Arthur Vermeer, Condogbia.
Attackers : Amine Greenwood, Igor Peace, Robinio Vaz, Pierre-Emerick Abameyang.
