Jorge Sampaoli will join Olympique de Marseille once the pertinent quarantine is carried out. His main task will be to try to stabilize a project that has bogged down with the passing of the season, as evidenced by the altercations of the ultras, guilty in part of the resignation of Villas-Boas. The Argentine has a great resume behind him, however, not everyone in his new wardrobe has too much evidence of him. At least Arkadiusz Milik doesn't have it.
The Polish striker, arrived in the winter market as a reinforcement of bells, scored the tying goal for his team (1-1) in Lyon's visit to the Vélodrome. As one of the protagonists of the clash, he took the floor at the end of it and was asked about his future coach: “Sampaoli? If I'm honest, I don't know much about him. I've heard stories, but it's too early to speak. I hope he is a good person, a good coach and that he leads us to victory. “
Marseille will be the second European team to lead Sampaoli, after his spell at Sevilla in 2016-17. Perhaps this is the reason why the Santa Fe is off the radar of a Milik who will soon learn his methods. The striker, with the one on Sunday, adds two goals since he left Naples. Of course, he has scored them in just 181 minutes, spread over three games, since a thigh injury has made him start at idle. When he has been available, he has responded with goals.
“A lot of strange things have happened …”
As we advanced, the winds have blown turbulent in Marseille and Milik has not been oblivious to all this. “A lot of strange things have happened since I've been here.”, Add. Although he admits that he only cares what happens on the pitch: “I am concentrating on football to find my rhythm. I am happy to have scored a goal and to play again. I only focus on what happens on the pitch, not in the rest of things. “
Milik left through the back door of Naples, by not counting for Gennaro Gatusso this season. In fact, his first minutes of the course have been with the jersey of Les Phocéens. The negotiating toughness of Di Laurentiis, the Neapolitan leader, caused his transfer to Atleti to be frustrated when he was the first option to replace Diego Costa. Thanks to this, the OM was able to fish in a troubled river and the striker gradually returns the trust placed in him. His next challenge, to get to know Sampaoli better.