Pape Gueye was OM’s best player against Manchester City. – Magi Haroun/Shutterstock/SIPA
- Olympique de Marseille will seek a seventh straight victory in Ligue 1 this Wednesday at 9 p.m. against Stade Rennais.
- OM will be able to count on Pape Gueye, the young recruit of the midfielder, who could start after the injury of Morgan Sanson.
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The middle empire OM version. Olympique de Marseille play against Stade Rennais this Wednesday evening at 9 p.m. for the 15th day of Ligue 1. The Olympians are hoping for a seventh straight victory against a “direct competitor”, and M’Baye Niang, the striker of Rennes for a time announced in Marseille this summer, before finally staying in Brittany after many twists and turns. If he returns to form with a goal in the victory in Nice on Sunday (1-0), OM will be able to count on his midfielder, an area where the club recruited this summer with the arrivals of Michaël Cuisance and Pape Gueye.
“This is the sector where we have the most competition. They are all amazing, I had a conversation with Kevin [Strootman], unfortunately for him there is a lot of competition. They have a bright future. We expect a lot from the Pope [Gueye] who had an impressive match against Manchester City, ”explained AVB after the victory against Monaco.
“I understand the competition”
After two starts, including his very good performance against Manchester City, many supporters thought he would have another chance against Monaco. But the 21-year-old knows how to be patient, and fate seems with him since he returned shortly after the 20th with the injury of Morgan Sanson, unavailable until the truce. “I came here to improve, I’m a young player so it’s a good challenge for me. Whether I am starting or replacing, I will give the maximum. I am in a very large team, so I understand the competition. The guys in the middle do the job, it’s up to me to show that I deserve to play and that’s what I do, ”he considers.
Pape Gueye has been in the cellar for more than a month and he still manages to survive compared to other lols
(We’re not going to see him any more of the season, we’re going back to 1 game / week)– Marseille #AVBOut (@Marsella__) December 9, 2020
An impressive start to the season, when he comes from Le Havre, in Ligue 2, where he was trained. “Did I expect such performances? Maybe not, I didn’t really know him before. I trusted the recruitment of AVB and Longoria. There was a nice expectation, but it makes it really good and I’m delighted. I love to see him play, he can already go far with what he shows ”, confides to 20 Minutes the supporter Basile Bilo, on Twitter.
Friendships
And it’s not just the supporters that he amazes. “What impresses me is his physical power, his ability to get out of pressure. He dribbles well with his body, he is agile despite his size. He can bring more than just being a number 6. He has percussion, technique, so we can also, and we have already done it, use it in 8 with more freedom especially since he has a big hit. to shoot, ”detailed a dithyrambic André Villas.
Jacques Henri Eyraud after the departure of Pape Gueye from Real, June 2023, colorized. pic.twitter.com/aeHhZNm3Cn
– Barselha ???? (@barselha) December 12, 2020
A high speed adaptation due to the 99 generation of Olympique de Marseille. “Beyond football, Bouba [Kamara] and Micha [Cuisance] are real friends. See you outside. We met in U17 of the French team, finally Bouba earlier than Micha, and we remained good friends of confidence. Playing in the same team is great and it made my integration easier. I had spoken with him before coming here, we spoke well together and he gave me some advice, ”said the main person concerned.
And reality
That they take advantage of it because the emergence of Pape Gueye, the good level displayed by Michaël Cuisance and the return to form of Rongier, could accelerate the departure of Boubakar Camara. OM must actually sell this winter as AVB reminded us: “The transfer window will be more on sales than on investments, but it will be necessary to wait until the end of January to be fixed”.
“Pape Gueye would not really make up for a departure from Kamara. It’s been so long since we’ve seen a club-trained player stay so long and perform so well. In addition, we have already lost Maxime Lopez this summer. So that would really hurt the hearts of the supporters. In terms of the game, that would not pose too many problems, even if Kamara provided more guarantees and is more solid in the long term, ”considers Basile Bilo. But just to have anticipated the possible departure of a major player with such a promising player, it is already a victory for OM.
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