2023-07-28 13:43:53
Along with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Geoffrey Kondogbia is one of Olympique de Marseille’s star recruits this summer. Arriving from Atlético de Madrid, where he had been playing for three seasons, the midfielder must bring competition to a playing sector made up of Valentin Rongier, Mattéo Guendouzi and Jordan Veretout. An adversity he does not fear, as he explained in an interview with L’Équipe. “If I don’t have that competition, I don’t feel alive. This is what allows us all to move forward, to be better every day. This is also why I came to OM, this passion, this pressure,” he explained.
The former French player from Sevilla, Monaco, Lens and Inter Milan could have signed in the Premier League, but could not resist the Marseille fervor. “When OM showed up, let’s say that it changed my convictions, he assured. It was the passion for this club, for this city, that attracted me. When we played ball in the neighborhood, downstairs from my house, next to Nandy (Seine-et-Marne), I remember a lot of OM jerseys, even if it was the era of domination from Lyon. We play football for emotions, for passion, so when OM contacts you, it resonates with you. »
At the Marseille club, Geoffrey Kondogbia will find a coach he knows well, Marcelino. Arrived this summer to replace Igor Tudor, the Spaniard had the French under his command in Valencia for two seasons. “He is someone I appreciate because he is frank, direct. He is also very human, it’s always nice, ”said the midfielder. Before discussing his style of play: “He likes the dynamic game, that his teams explode quickly forward. But the basis of everything, for him, is to have a good organization, to be well in place. He assumes that this is the best way to be able to attack well once the ball is recovered. “A style that should suit Olympique de Marseille and its fans.
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