Midfielder, Valentin Rongier (26) finds himself playing as a right-back in the defensive phase in the 3-2-4-1 system set up by Olympique de Marseille coach Jorge Sampaoli. The former Nantes resident spoke of his adaptation to this new role in which he is showing himself to be more and more interesting.
“It’s a little bit complicated for me to occupy this position, with two positions in one. When we defend, I place myself as a right-back and when we have the ball, the coach asks me to be in the midfield. These are different benchmarks. The hardest part is in the transitions, when you lose the ball, to reposition myself especially against fast players. It’s new for me, admitted the Marseillais in the columns of Provence . The coach tries to give me instructions, it takes me a while to find my bearings, but there is better game after game, training after training, we try to adapt. If the coach puts Bouba (Kamara) or me in this position, it is because he thinks that we have the capacities to do it. We will see as the games progress. “
With the hoped-for arrivals of Pol Lirola (Fiorentina) and Daniel Wass (Valence) who risk pushing him onto the bench, the native of Mâcon does not know what his future will be like ??
