Arthur Vermeeren involved in serious incident with teammate during training, Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi does not take it seriously: “This is all part of it”

Frustrations during training

Tensions ran high during training the day after that competition match. According to the regional daily ‘La Provence’, it almost came to a physical confrontation between Arhur Vermeeren and Geoffrey Kondogbia, after the latter had repeatedly tackled our compatriot.

Things have been difficult for Vermeeren at Marseille for some time after he lost his starting place at the beginning of this year following a red card against Nantes. In addition, Marseille brought in two new competitors in midfield during the transfer period. Quinten Timber came over from Feyenoord and Tochukwu Nnadi was picked up from Zulte Waregem.

No worries for De Zerbi

Despite the striking incident, trainer Roberto De Zerbi sees no reason to panic. At the press conference one day before the cup match against Rennes tonight, the Italian stated that he did not intervene. “Players getting angry on the field is part of it. I would give money to see my players argue fiercely with each other.”

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