Mason Greenwood added another goal to his tally in that contest, taking him to 19 in Ligue 1 this season as he matched the debut campaign efforts of Chelsea legend Didier Drogba at Stade Velodrome. Greenwood has been prolific in the Italian league, as he has hit goals galore this season and has looked sharp.
Mason Greenwood has had 19 goals and 5 assists in 31 matches in the Serie A
Mason Greenwood permanently left United in the summer to join Marseille in a deal worth around £27 million.
His arrival at Stade Vélodrome was marred in controversy, with a section of the Marseille fanbase criticising the move. The Mayor of Marseille, Benoit Payan, also lambasted the transfer as he urged the Ligue 1 outfit not to go along with it. Payan branded Greenwood’s behaviour in England as “unspeakable” and “unacceptable.”
De Zerbi told DAZN of the performance from his team in a 4-1 victory:
“The players are happy… have you ever seen Mason Greenwood work like today? It was the first time. You have to give the players credit. Sometimes you lose points because of bad attitudes, but not because they’re not good guys.”
Marseille started with a 4-2-3-1 system against Brest, as De Zerbi tinkered with his tactical approach again. He added: “The Marseille press pushed me to change my system! If you play with four at the back with Mason Greenwood as a winger, you lose defensively. I have to adapt. I’d like to have 90% possession, I suffer on the bench. But I understand that these players have certain characteristics.“In the last few home games, I saw that we didn’t have the same energy with the ball, we had lost something. We had to change something.
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If you play with four at the back with Mason Greenwood as a winger, you lose defensively
When I understood that, I thought about it every day to try something different.“I’m not going to change for the sake of change, we’re not in a casino going from 3-4-3 to 4-3-3. I change when I understand that it’s the right time, that the team needs it to find different combinations and different tactical options.”
