Arrived at OM with the label of the most expensive player of the last summer transfer window (we are talking about a sum of between 20 and 25 million euros), Gerson has struggled to convince Marseille supporters and leaders since the start of the season. Present at a press conference on Friday before the crucial trip to Clermont on Sunday, the Brazilian midfielder returned to his first difficult months on the Canebière.
“In football, there are ups and downs, I’m adapting, I’m doing my best to meet expectations, I work hard, he insisted. I’m a little too stuck, but I’m trying to keep a good frame of mind and focus on football, I have to try to free myself to show who the real Gerson is. “
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Asked about the parallel that could be drawn between his case and that of his compatriot from Olympique Lyonnais Lucas Paqueta, at the top this season after a difficult first year, the Brazilian insisted that everything was “a question of adaptation “:” It takes time for that, I come from a different culture and style of play, he defended himself. But reviews, positive things can come out, and that’s how I’m going to try to respond. “
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And no question of making rest the responsibility for its difficulties on the tactical plan chosen by Jorge Sampaoli, the Argentinian coach of OM: “When you start very small in football, you start in a certain position, at a certain position. . But over the course of your career you have to adapt, it’s important. “Presented as one of the future great Brazilian talents, Gerson has also kept the confidence of Brazilian coach Tite, who summoned him again for the next meeting in November, to face Colombia and Argentina in the framework of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.