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Jean-Pierre Papin gave his opinion on the positioning of Alexis Sanchez at the forefront of the OM attack. The former Ballon d’Or also spoke about the progress of Bamba Dieng. The president’s adviser Pablo Longoria thinks the Senegalese must have a click.
In an interview given to Provence, Jean-Pierre Papin spoke about the positioning of Alexis Sanchez at the forefront of the OM attack. The former striker is aware that the Chilean is not a number nine: “It must be hard and frustrating for him. When you’re not number 9 by profession, when you’re troubleshooting, it’s never easy. But he has this experience which allows him to play in several positions. To really understand his role, you have to see him in training. We realize that nothing is left to chance. He leads by example, he scores goals, he sacrifices himself, he runs everywhere and all the time. And then, the group is of quality, and there are five changes, which is no longer the same compared to my time. But when you replace one player with another, it almost feels like nothing changes and that’s fabulous. »
“He lacks scoring goals to turn a corner”
JPP also commented on Bamba Dieng’s progress. The Senegalese must according to take a step: “I haven’t seen him play enough to have an opinion. But I see what he is capable of in training, he is very fast, he keeps the ball well. He lacks scoring goals to pass a milestone. I think he’s frustrated that he can’t score, even though he creates chances. We all knew that when we were players…”
This season, Alexis Sanchez has scored 9 goals in 22 games for OM. Bamba Dieng has found the net twice in 11 appearances for Igor Tudor’s team. The Marseille club, which has accused the departures of Arek Milik and Cédric Bakambu in recent months, has a priori not planned to recruit a scorer this winter. The targeted player would rather play an attacking midfielder role.
