Regularly replacing and in great lack of confidence, Arkadiusz Milik has been in trouble for a while at OM. Jorge Sampaoli doesn’t seem close to using the Pole to its full value.
The weather has darkened a bit at OM in recent hours. While he could relegate OL to twelve points in the event of success at Groupama Stadium on Tuesday evening for the replay match of the 14th day, the Marseille club lost 2-1 after leading in the score. This defeat allows above all to relaunch a competitor in the race for the podium. During this meeting, Arkadiusz Milik once again started on the bench and his late entry in the 86th minute did not change much.
The Polish striker has been struggling in Marseille for a while. Having become a substitute since the fall, he has scored only once in Ligue 1 this season (12 matches played). There was even talk of a departure this winter. Jorge Sampaoli regularly prefers Dimitri Payet up front and that will probably still be the case tomorrow evening when they receive Angers (23rd day of Ligue 1). The choice even seems natural for the Argentinian technician, who took advantage of the press conference the day before the match to scold his center forward.
Sampaoli: “those who are the best play”
“We coaches always want the team to win. We tried different things: playing with a 9, playing with Payet like a 9, because for me Payet is a striker, but not with the same function, playing with wingers, etc. For Arek, the important thing is to integrate. But the important thing is not the names, Milik, Sampaoli… no, it’s winning. I don’t look at names. I want the team to win. Today, those who are the best are playing”warns the coach.
Scorer on penalty against Montpellier last weekend in the Coupe de France, Milik must regain confidence. But that requires playing time and a close-knit team behind him. All these ingredients do not seem to come together yet. “Trust ? This is for all players and all positionsinsists El Pelado. This also applies to the goalkeeper, the defenders, the midfielders. The team needs the players and the players need the team. I need players 100% at the service of the collective. Milik is warned.
