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Ismaël Koné’s short time at Olympique Marseille may be coming to a messy end.
And while the manager Roberto de Zerbi has a lot to say about the long career of the Canadian midfielder, Koné and his representatives remain silent.
During a Friday press conference ahead of Sunday’s Marseille adjustment against Nice, Zerbi reportedly stated, translated from French: “Koné will probably leave. That’s why it doesn’t provide in education today. ” »
Pressed through Montreal reporter Jean-François Teotonio of Zerbi’s Los Angeles Presse, underlined the team’s decision.
“This is the club’s selection,” he said. “We are looking for this player, he is very strong, he is an intelligent child, Entaintray. In recent months, he did not show me that he could be a component of this project. He has a lot of competition.
Koné’s agent, Nick Mavromaras, chose to comment when he was reached through TSN on Friday.
Koné has made nine appearances for Marseille since his $18m summer move from Watford.
Ankle injuries, first of all, prevent the 22 years from seeing the game or practicing regularly. However, although Zerbi praised Koné’s potential, his comments on Friday are not the first time he is told when he talked about the Canadian midfielder.
“[Koné] arrived recently, with many physical problems. You will have to know this championship better, “Zerbi said last November. ” You can do better. He has exploited very little his possible. There will be an intellectual trigger, in a different way, the perspective will not be used. »
On the surface, it might be hard to unpack how constructive criticism can devolve into brinksmanship inside just two months.
It is fair to discuss whether such a public complaint is not even mandatory when navigation by the means to motivate a young promising player, especially if we learned from the resources that Zerbi and Marseille continued Koné based only on their exceptional functionality in 0- 0 of Canada Canada. Against France in Bourdeaux last June.
The other aspect of the argument is as follows: De Zerbi’s comment is the first time that Koné has been called through his manager.
During his stay in Watford, Koné Essential. In a season and a half, he made 63 appearances. But after Koné spent 20 minutes due to the year in November 2023, his coach of the time, Valérien Ismaël, sat on the bank.
“Sometimes when you hear the explanation [about why Kone was late for practice], you have to say that I have no other possibility than to take the decision like I did here…Normally he would have started the game, so he dropped to the bench,” Ismaël said in November 2023. “They are punishing the team and themselves, because we don’t want to be taking good players out of the team.”
Not only do the warnings look similar, but they are also clarified in the same way. Wherever he goes, everyone recognizes Koné’s apparent capabilities. But reprimands can begin to build a reputation; A reputation that can only be his next move, and that despite everything he edited his position with the Canadian men’s national team.
Koné’s balance helped Canada to appear in the third game of the American Cup last summer, and the Montreal place has entered the European season of this European club through the next global Skidability Canada elegance, throughout Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David.
Bombings and theatres are as much a component of European football as they are on the ground. The press convention hall and estate are also emotionally charged. In some clubs, it is sharper than others, and the fervour around Marseille is known.
Although the team has won a trophy for nearly thirteen years, its glittering history of nine championship titles and France’s only Champions League triumph permeates the club, specifically its passionate fan base of Franc-Front in the fan, with its disproportionate expectations.
Around the same time in November that he was aiming public comments at Koné, De Zerbi implied he was ready to leave his job after back-to-back defeats at home. Nothing is good enough at Marseille. In the last decade, the team has had 13 full-time or caretaker managers.
After a summer that went by recruiting other notable arrivals, especially Adrien Rabiot, Pierre -Emile Hojbjerg and the Canadian defender Derek Cornelius, from Zerbi, a moment of Marseille in Ligue 1, nine Paris Numbers St. Germain.
His bluster about his own future aside, De Zerbi’s job is probably safe for now. His comments about Koné from the dais are likely an example of a coach using his medium to send a message.
Maybe Zerbi is not helping Marseille’s consultant to a young player through a difficult development period; And in fact it will not help Koné’s price if he leaves. But at this time not to respond in the media is more productive for Koné.
Now is the time to pay attention and act.