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Roberto De Zerbi spoke this week about an important player in his squad.
He arrived a year ago with a CV as long as your arm (Inter Milan, Valencia, Atlético de Madrid), but his first year at theMarseille Olympics did not really convince the supporters. Despite this difficult acclimatization, Geoffrey Kondogbia is still a Marseillais.
Unlike Jordan Veretout or Chancel Mbemba, Kondogbia was able to turn the situation around by scoring points with the new coach Roberto De Zerbi, during OM’s pre-season, when the Italian was not initially counting on him.
“A beautiful person and a strong player”
Asked about his midfielder, De Zerbi did not hide his pleasant surprise. Kondogbia did not come back, he was always in the group. This player is an important discovery for me. I knew he was a beautiful person, a strong player. But I saw him very motivated, behaving like a leader.”
“If he has a great season, the satisfaction will not be sporting because everyone knows the player’s qualities,” continued the OM coach. “It will be mostly human, because it’s revenge for him, who immediately told me that his season was a failure last year.“As a reminder, Kondogbia has already been a starter twice alongside the Dane Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
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