Very little incisive with Olympique de Marseille, Valère Germain tried to regain efficiency and playing time in Montpellier. After a convincing start to the season, the striker fell back into his pitfalls.
Upon arrival of Jorge Sampaoli, Valère Germain quickly understood that he would not have a single minute of playing time this season. The former AS Monaco striker was never considered a starter or even a super sub by the Argentine coach and was relegated to a place on the bench from March until the end of the season.
Today, like all scorers, he can be in doubt – Dall’Oglio
At the end of the latter, Valère Germain was at the end of his contract and did not have the possibility of extending. He found a club in Ligue 1 despite his desire to discover a new championship. Since the start of the season, he has been working with the MHSC under the orders of Olivier Dall’Oglio…. After a very promising and convincing start, he is currently experiencing a big slump. Asked about this at a press conference, the new Montpellier coach tried to explain the ineffectiveness of his attacker.
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“He started off strong, he arrived and got into the team very quickly. He scored, he was decisive. I think there is a backlash, we discussed it together. Decompression, fatigue too, I think. We discussed this again this week. Is it physical fatigue that may have set in, or even mental fatigue? When you arrive at a new club, there is emotion, you have to prove quickly, what he has done well, it is not obvious. Today, like all scorers, he can be in doubt. Less well physically, we begin to doubt mentally. I think we are in that period. He’s present, eh. He works, he is totally in the state of mind, there is nothing to worry about. What I need to find is a little more confidence, a little more presence in front of the goal. (…) I have complete confidence in Valère. I told him over and over again, there is no problem. We know he’s a boy who will come back and bring us a lot of things. But of course we talk, we reflect on the best partners who can bring something more to Valère. Playing two in front? Of course, this is a possible solution. We can also modulate according to the matches, the available players. This weekend we don’t have Téji, one of the solutions is to play with two attackers. I know Valère prefers to play like this. ” Olivier Dall’Oglio – Source: Press conference (27/11/21)
