For his debut with Olympique de Marseille, Gennaro Gattuso will have a perilous trip to negotiate on the AS Monaco pitch this weekend.
The new OM coach will very quickly get to the heart of the matter. Only three days after the formalization of his signing, Gattuso will face one of the best teams at the start of the season: AS Monaco. Beaten during the derby against Nice in added time (0-1), the Monegasques missed two penalties which could have allowed them to occupy the lead in the championship.
Whoever has announced to play in 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 will therefore have very little time to work on his playing precepts. Precisely, the Italian is aware that he will not be able to transform the team from Saturday: “In Monaco, it would be crazy to think that I could impose my game in such a short time. Starting from the guardian and building, etc. Monaco has a very vertical game, it will be mental work, we will have to suffer, otherwise it will be very complicated.”
Gennaro Gattuso: “In Monaco, it would be crazy to think that I could impose my game in such a short time… Start from the goalkeeper and build… Monaco has a very vertical game, it’s going to be mental work, you’re going to have to suffer, otherwise It will be very complicated.” pic.twitter.com/U50hjVBOCi
— Le Phocéen (@lephoceen) September 28, 2023
Few changes in sight?
Before this meeting, Gennaro Gattuso will have led three training sessions with that of Friday, an aspect that he obviously considers essential: “We had two very good training sessions, we also watched Monaco. Matches are won during training sessions during the week. You need intensity. Modern football needs it. You have to break the lines, have a fast team. I have a staff of assistants, they help me. We’re going to be a little stressful for the players, but we respect them.”
He also promised that the starting XI should not vary much against ASM: “The courage of a coach is to make as few changes as possible“, he simply confided. His counterpart Adi Hütter, for his part, will have no choice but to make changes since Caio Henrique was seriously injured during the week and Aleksandr Golovin is suspended.
2023-09-28 19:28:04
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