The Polish striker had strong words … towards his coach after OM’s defeat against AS Monaco this Sunday evening.
In football jargon, this is called a hard tackle. Manly but correct. Often accompanied by a “play gentlemen” from the referee after contact between two players. Except that there, the exchange concerns Arkadiusz Milik and Jorge Sampaoli. Not necessarily an exchange elsewhere but more a state of mind on the part of the Polish striker of OM, revealed Sunday evening after the setback against Monaco (0-1) during the 27th day of Ligue 1. With a clear message in translation: he is annoyed to play only one match in three and not to put on the costume of the indisputable striker every week. Rightly or wrongly, everyone will have their opinion on the matter, but its release in front of Prime Video’s microphones will have the merit of clarity and frankness.
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What is very important for me is the rhythm, when I play more, every three days, I feel better. I lacked playing time to be better. But in the end it’s the coach who chooses, I respect his decisions
Arkadiusz Milik
No specialist on the sides lined up in the starting XI, little (drinkable) center in the box… Milik didn’t understand
Asked about his match and his feelings by Thierry Henry, his idol, on the edge of the lawn a few seconds after a Marseille setback which allowed Nice to regain 2nd place behind the untouchable PSG, the former Naples striker sent a few messages. In calm and without fury, not the style of the house. But surgically. As his look. Already on the style of play of his team. “We missed a lot of things in the last 20 meters, in the last pass, we didn’t have any real chances, and not just today but for quite a while, we have to work on that. No matter the game system, the important thing is to win. I was happy to be on the pitch tonight, but it wasn’t easy to play without the wingers.“First message sent to his coach, with whom he does not have a great relationship, the former Ajax player did not understand the absence of specialists among the side players in the starting lineup of the OM and inevitably the weakness of the centers on Sunday evening. The Pole, professional scorer and surface player par excellence, suffered from receiving too few balls in the truth zone, in particular due to the tenure of Peres and Rongier as full-backs and Gerson or Payet on the wings. from midfield. For a Marseille game that was far too legible, especially in the second half.
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Another banderilla a few seconds later, addressed without animosity but with the phlegm which characterizes it. “We haven’t won for three matches, we have to work hard to regain victory. That I play better, it depends first of all on me. The team is not me, it’s much more than me. What is very important for me is the rhythm, when I play more, every three days, I feel better. I lacked playing time to be better. But in the end it is the coach who chooses, I respect his decisions.Translation: “If I don’t follow the matches, it’s hard to be on the pace.”
Far from being an indisputable holder with the former Argentine coach, Milik (22 matches, 9 goals this season), not very fit on Sunday, is suffering from the situation and does not hesitate to transcribe it publicly. It’s hard to prove him wrong too, given his qualities and the lack of goalscorers in the Olympian squad. Since when has the Olympian club benefited from the qualities of such a striker in its ranks? Monday morning, OM are now third, without a win for three games, and overtaken by Nice. The Milik-Sampaoli soap opera is obviously far from over.
