Olympique de Marseille has faced a huge wave of criticism, but the Marseille club has chosen to come together to deal with the controversial arrival of Mason Greenwood. And today, if we only talk about the sporting side, the Olympians are rubbing their hands at having spent nearly €30 million to rid Manchester United of their young 22-year-old talent. The Marseille staff had already appreciated the Englishman’s debut during the pre-season. Every time he was a starter, Greenwood scored (against Pau and Augsburg).
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Sharp, the former Mancunian immediately demonstrated that he could be a real added value to the Olympian attack. Faced with this nascent enthusiasm, Greenwood’s big debut in Ligue 1 on the Stade Brestois pitch was logically expected. And once again, the Briton confirmed this observation: as soon as he starts with OM, he scores. And not just once. Positioned on the right side, Greenwood took only three minutes to shake the Breton nets. Sharp, the Englishman took advantage of his very first overflow to crucify Marco Bizot with an unstoppable cross shot (3rd).
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Greenwood involved in all 5 OM goals
Less visible afterwards, the Englishman was not idle when it was necessary to return to defend. On the other hand, as soon as OM benefited from a counter-attacking situation, he knew how to do a lot of damage when he was found. It was also he who was at the origin of Marseille’s second goal. On a new breakthrough, he knew how to cut his effort to find Amine Harit in the axis, before the Moroccan served Luis Henrique for the 2-0 (26th). In the meantime, Geronimo Rulli had also distinguished himself by stopping a penalty from Del Castillo (8th) and a volley from Pereira Lage (18th), but it was Greenwood who put on a show during these first 45 minutes by offering himself a double on a penalty caused by Harit (30th). On returning from the locker room, the same observation.
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In intermittent view, Greenwood once again knew how to be involved in all of his team’s goals. Luis Henrique scored twice by taking a cross from Greenwood that was poorly cleared by the opposing defense (48th) and, twenty minutes later, Elye Wahi converted the penalty for the 5-1 obtained by… Greenwood (68th). An XXL performance that validates the (contested) choice of having bet on a talented player, but weighed down by a heavy past.He is a different player, of an extraordinary level. I am happy that he scored, like that, all the controversies that preceded Greenwood’s arrival make my life more peaceful, because otherwise, he would have been submerged in controversies. We made a conscious choice by only highlighting the sporting aspect“And so far, it’s a gamble that’s paying off.
Pub. and 8/17/2024 10:02 PM MAJ and 8/18/2024 6:53 PM
