It's like an old chorus that goes on repeat.
Since arriving in Chambly in September 2019, Marvin Martin has not managed to wring his neck out of his recurring health concerns.
At 33, the man with 15 selections in the jersey of the Blues continues the pips.
Result, in the space of 16 months, the former player of Lille (2012-2017) or Reims (2017-2019), has only 10 games to his credit, including two with the reserve team.
If last season was truncated by the cessation of competition in mid-March, the current exercise has not really changed the game for the one who has been compared for a time to Zinedine Zidane.
A comparison that the person concerned never really appreciated: “It was very flattering for me, he told us on his arrival in the Oise.
Zidane was my favorite player, my role model.
But Zidane, there is only one.
"
With two Ligue 2 matches in his legs and 119 minutes of playing time since the start of the school year at the end of August, Martin has suffered various and varied injuries (hamstrings, calves, adductors, etc.).
"What's pretty incredible with Marvin is that despite that, he's still in a good mood in training," said Joachim Eickmayer, his teammate.
For us, it is essential in the group.
It is important because they give us valuable advice.
"
"He's good when he's playing and he's good when he's not playing"
Lassana Doucouré, one of Chambly's oldest players, agrees: “Marvin is an important player, even when he's not playing.
What I remember is his kindness, his simplicity and his humility.
He continues to work hard.
It is an example for us.
Maybe he's touched that he's not playing, but he doesn't let it show and he's always positive with us.
"
Even without playing, Martin is a key element in the Camblys squad.
"He is good when he plays and he is good when he is not playing," describes Bruno Luzi, Chambly coach.
He is a very popular boy in the group.
And that too matters.
»A few weeks ago, Martin wanted to have an exchange with Bruno Luzi.
“It was a great interview, continues the Picard coach.
He's a respectful boy.
He is irreproachable.
Finally, he has been in the squad a lot since the start of the season.
When I do my group, there is also the state of mind that matters.
Sometimes I know he can't play with his physical worries but I know what he brings in terms of encouragement or motivation.
"
This is the whole paradox of the current situation of the player trained at Sochaux.
Very close to his teammates, he has made himself indispensable.
“This is not a surprise for us, recognizes Fulvio Luzi, the Camblysian president.
When we took it last year, David Guion, the Reims coach, told us that Marvin was an important player in the locker room.
Unfortunately, he is injured all the time.
I am frustrated at first for him.
"
Invited this Tuesday to the program "Chambly c'est foot" on Happyness Radio Oise, number 15 of the FCCO addressed his current situation: "Of course I want to play, but that's how it is.
Most important are the results of the team.
The moods, I leave them aside.
"On his role of ambiance in the locker room, he admits:" I do it because I like it.
If I can help with what I've been through, I will… ”
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CHAMBLY - NIORT
This Wednesday (7 p.m.), Pierre-Brisson de Beauvais stadium.
Referee: M. Palhies.
Chambly:
Pontdemé, Pinoteau - Soubervie, Derrien, Camelo - Danger, Pinot, El Hriti, Delos, Flochon, Beaulieu, Eickmayer, Zabou - Guezoui, Correa, Badu, Doucouré, Martin.
Entr.
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B. Luzi.