Heckled on his arrival and disappointing on his debut, Olympique de Marseille midfielder Jordan Veretout experienced a real rise in power. Excellent against Troyes (2-0) on Wednesday in Ligue 1, the French international has established itself as an indisputable holder within the Marseille club.
Jordan Veretout scored Troyes.
It already seems a long time ago when Jordan Veretout found himself challenged by the supporters of Olympique de Marseille. Rejected his arrival last summer for an extra-sports affair linked to his father-in-law, the midfielder, recruited for 11 million euros from AS Roma, was also criticized for his first neutral and disappointing performances.
But over the weeks, the former Nantes player has experienced a nice rise in power. Much more interesting from mid-October (with decisive passes against Tottenham and Lyon then a goal against Monaco), he had also been rewarded with this summons to the French team for the 2022 World Cup.
Veretout in good shape
But despite this cut in the club, Veretout remains on his spear. Performing against Montpellier (2-1) in Ligue 1 and Hyres (2-0) in the Coupe de France, the 29-year-old was still excellent on the lawn of Troyes (2-0) on Wednesday in the league. At the origin of Chancel Mbemba’s first goal with a cross extended by Matto Guendouzi, the Marseillais was then a scorer by taking advantage of a real caviar from Cengiz nder on a sharp projection at the far post. Named man of the match and rated 7.5/10 by the Maxifoot editorial staff (see Dbrief and Notes here), the native of Ancenis received congratulations from his trainer Igor Tudor.
He is in a good moment, I think his selection for the World Cup has given him a good boost, confidence. I have known him since his time in Italy, it was one of my wishes to bring him to the club before my arrival. I appreciate him for his qualities as a player, but also the character he manages to show on the pitch.underlined the Olympian coach at a press conference.
The ex-Nantais has found his place
But more important than a decisive pass or a goal, Veretout gives the impression of having truly found his place at OM. In his early days, he could be criticized for forming a neutral duo with Valentin Rongier. Too similar, the two men had difficulty making differences, especially in construction. But now the roles are better defined. To find himself at the origin of the actions, Veretout does not hesitate to go back down to very low levels and takes risks with a quality long game.
With his volume of play, he also embodies a defensive weapon for Tudor, who did not hesitate to entrust him with an individual marking on Rony Lopes, suffocated on Wednesday. Precious on set pieces and sharp in his climbs, like a goal ball wasted by nder, he also knows how to weigh in the area of truth. Generous, clean and serious, the perfect profile in summary in the system of the Croatian technician. And no one has anything more to say about him…
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