Competing in the selection, Iliman Nadiye and Ismaila Sarr should also be at the club. If both players are on track to play together at the start of the season, they could compete for a spot during the course of the campaign.
It’s not over yet but Olympique de Marseille has already been hit hard during this transfer period. This summer, OM brought in, among others, Elliman Ndiaye (23) and Ismaila Sarr (25) from Sheffield United for €18 million and Watford for €13 million respectively. And while the Olympians’ attack is already well provided for by the presence of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Amin Harit or even Vitinha, competition will necessarily exist between the two Senegal internationals.
As OM enter the new season with the Champions League third preliminary round first leg at Panathinaikos this Wednesday, everyone will want to earn their place and Spanish coach Marcelino is spoiled for choice. Tonight at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Illiman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr should line up together, marking the much-anticipated pairing in an official match for the first time. “We made a couple in the national team. I want to guarantee you something: with him (Iliman Nadiye), we will make a very good pair on the field. We will send strong »Izzo assured during his presentation.
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Last season, both players fought an interesting distance duel with their respective clubs in the championship, which had some individual and collective advantages for Ndiaye, it must be remembered. The former Bramall Lane darling contributed greatly to Sheffield United’s outstanding season – Premier League and FA Cup semi-finalists – with whom he scored 15 goals and provided 12 assists in 46 games. On his side, Izzo’s 10 goals and 6 assists could not prevent Watford from finishing eleventh in the Championship. A position far away from the Hornets’ goal.
During the World Cup in Qatar, Elliman Ndiaye (7 caps, 1 goal) and Ismaila Saar (54 caps, 15 goals) started together in selection for the first time, against Ecuador and again against England, to no avail. After the World Cup, one had his time in the absence of the other. If the first was spectacular in a double against Mozambique (1 goal, 1 assist), the second was filled with an excellent match against Brazil (1 assist), putting an end to the speculations of some who had already made their debut. The place was lost. Lion.
His technical ease, his vision of the game, his ability to handle the ball well, his understanding of dribbling and passing, his approach in front of goal impressed all observers of the channel and Aliu Cisse, who was never spared by friends . Journalists ended up calling him in June 2022, over the absence of Illiman Ndiye in his choice at each rally. But it must be recognized that if the former Sheffield United player is now an integral part of La Taniere, he still does not seem that close to dislodging Ismaila Sarr from Aliu Cisse’s first choice, even if someone Do not doubt that this is the area that will do the talking.
At the club, neither Illiman Nadiye nor Ismaila Sarr seem to be coming out with a bang when the season starts. The only thing that seems certain is that both players should have huge opportunities to show off and not be outdone by either of them, especially since everything indicates that Pierre-Emerick will be on his way to forming a trio with Aubameyang. For that they have to be the other two attackers. We have to try to start the season well for the benefit of Olympique de Marseille. This is not to please the defenders of Panathinaikos.
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— Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) 9 August 2023
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