Posted on December 6, 2021 at 11:10 p.m. by Th.B.
At the head of the OM squad since last winter, Jorge Sampaoli has rather transformed and has asserted himself considerably since his arrival in Marseille according to Valentin Rongier.
After laying off André Villas – Boas at the beginning of last February and appointed Nasser Larguet to ensure the interim, the decision-makers of the OM offered the keys of the Phocean workforce to Jorge Sampaoli . Thanks to its management and the performance of the Marseille group, the Olympique de Marseille managed to validate his ticket for the Europa League. And since then, Jorge Sampaoli has not been the same with his players and his tactical approach as Valentin Rongier pointed out on Monday evening.
Rongier talks about two different Sampaoli since his arrival
“The fact that you feel the change between the second half of last season and this season with Sampaoli? Yes yes, that is what happened. I think last year when he arrived he only had one goal and that was to qualify the club for the European Cup. And once that goal has been achieved. We started from zero in prep. He told us his principles, but it was too short last year to put them in place and there we really worked during the pre-season where every day was play, play, play. Obviously, we did a little physics, but it was the principles of the game and how he wanted to evolve on the pitch ”. confided Valentin Rongier on the set of BFM Marseille Provence.