Mehdi Benatia did not die with Jonathan Clauss tomorrow. Federico Pestellini / Federico Pestellini / Panoramic
The OM sports advisor spoke to Jonathan Clauss on Sunday on television. Not very complimentary remarks… And which are not to the taste of the UNFP, which responded this Monday.
Mehdi Benatia’s exit continues to make waves… In interviews broadcast on Sunday by Canal+ et Amazon Prime Video, the OM sports advisor notably took stock of the Jonathan Clauss file, the French international having been put on the market to everyone’s surprise during the January transfer window. Finally, the ex-Lensois remained at the dock.
The day after the broadcast of these astonishing declarations, the UNFP showed its fangs. The players’ union believes, in a communiquéthat the former Juventus and Bayern defender, trained at OM, “Basically attacked” to Clauss, from whom OM hoped for a sale for “give yourself a little financial breathing room”. “Again and always harassment, which consists of delivering a footballer to popular vindictiveness via the press, of deflecting all the evils onto him. This harassment that the UNFP denounces until having filed a complaint against X last month, and which the clubs nevertheless abuse, including now outside of official transfer periods. By thus pillorying Jonathan Clauss, with the blessing of management? It is against the interests of OM, those of today and those of tomorrow, that we are playing.”assures the UNFP.
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In addition to lacking a minimum of respect towards the man, we are questioning the professional conscience of a player who would even be capable of faking an injury.
UNFP Communiqué
Chaired by Philippe Piat, the National Union of Professional Footballers also assures that it will not be, for Clauss, “easy to testify on the field to the qualities which make him a defender on whom Didier Deschamps counts in anticipation of the next Euro” after what Benatia has “balanced” About her. HAS”And it is not certain, after so much hard work, that another club could be interested in the former Lensois and break the bank next summer, while he will remain on contract for one year. Well done, Mr. Advisor! Because in addition to lacking a minimum of respect towards the man, we are questioning the professional conscience of a player who would even be capable of simulating an injury. Ashamed ! Disgusting!“, we get carried away.
Comparant l’OM Ã un “drunken boat” while the dismissal of Gennaro Gattuso and his replacement by Jean-Louis Gasset will quickly be made official, the UNFP ironically: “It is not forbidden to think that we are going to attack, individually or collectively, all of the employees of the Marseille club, all of whom are guilty. Why not also Pablo Longoria? And to conclude: “Medhi and Pablo are on a boat, and it’s OM that falls into the water”.
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Mindset
Mehdi Benatia explained this on Canal+: “When I arrived, in November, I was warned about two or three players whose behavior was sometimes a little borderline, Jonathan was one of those players. He was received several times in the coach’s office to explain to him what was expected of him in terms of attitude, as a leader and a French international. We thought the message had gotten through. Unfortunately, that was not the case… Against Monaco, Jo asked for a change. On such an important player, you have to tell him: you have to grit your teeth, this is not the time to give up, there are 10-12 guys missing at this time. When you come out and we learn, via the medical staff, that it was a stroke and that there was nothing in particular, not all the staff are happy… If the player has desires Besides, we listen to them, but there was no offer, OK, he’s playing, no problem, we’ll see what happens at the end of the problem. Since this affair, things have been a little better in terms of state of mind.” Not enough, obviously.
