‘He has the qualities to become one of the best players in the world’ – Roberto De Zerbi on Mason Greenwood quadruple

Mason Greenwood produced a frightening individual display as Olympique de Marseille swept aside Le Havre 6–2 at the Vélodrome on Saturday night. The English forward scored four goals to fire Robert...

‘He has the qualities to become one of the best players in the world’ – Roberto De Zerbi on Mason Greenwood quadruple
‘He has the qualities to become one of the best players in the world’ – Roberto De Zerbi on Mason Greenwood quadruple

Mason Greenwood produced a frightening individual display as Olympique de Marseille swept aside Le Havre 6–2 at the Vélodrome on Saturday night. The English forward scored four goals to fire Roberto De Zerbi’s side to the top of Ligue 1 following PSG’s 3-3 draw with Strasbourg on Friday evening. De Zerbi was full of praise for the Englishman following the match, at a press conference attended by Get French Football News. “He has the qualities to become one of the best players in the world,” said the Italian coach.“He’s incredibly talented, but he still needs to be even more useful for the team. I want to protect him because I don’t like seeing him criticised – he’s scored a lot of goals, he’s never missed training, and he still has room to grow.”Greenwood’s performance was one for the club’s record books: no Marseille player had scored four goals in a Ligue 1 match since Jean-Pierre Papin, nearly 35 years ago. “I’m over the moon,” Greenwood said post-match to broadcaster Ligue 1+. “I’d never even scored a hat-trick before, so four goals feels incredible.”The Englishman, who has also gained Jamaican citizenship, showcased the full extent of his attacking repertoire on Saturday night, netting four goals: a penalty, a one-touch finish, a strike from distance, and a lightning-quick combination. Greenwood joined Marseille from Manchester United in the Summer of 2024 in a deal worth up to 31.6m euros. It came after serious charges against him, including attempted rape and assault, were dropped in February 2023.GFFN | George Boxall– Reporting from Stade Vélodrome, Marseille.

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