OM Pro2 loss to Montpellier Atlas Paillade, Digi Mart USA News (Martigues, France): Romain Ferrier, speaking after the match, said he was disappointed with his players’ performance, stating that if he had to report to the coach and staff that evening, not one player was capable of playing with the first team. The comments came after OM’s Pro2 side lost 1-0 at the Stade Francis-Turcan in Martigues on Saturday evening.
Montpellier’s Atlas Paillade celebrated the win loudly, and beyond the result, the impression left by the OM reserves was poor. Among those watched closely was Antoine Valero, 18, whose name is regularly mentioned in press conferences by Bruno Genesio, the Lyon coach who says he alone decides when a young player is ready for Ligue 1.
Valero, an international U19 striker, shows clear talent with every touch of the ball, but he still appears light in duels. In one example, he was dispossessed too easily at the start of a move that ended with Mizouni’s goal for Montpellier moments later, in the 55th minute.
