“
I find it a shame that we are judged on a statistical line.
It's not just football.
The vision is truncated.
There are games where I scored goals and I didn't find myself good, and others where I was very good without scoring or making assists, ”
confided Adrien Rabiot to us during the last gathering of the Blues. .
A speech that makes sense when you know that this season, the French international “freaks out” the counters.
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With 8 goals in Serie A and 2 in the Champions League, the native of Saint-Maurice (Val de Marne) shines offensively, a quality that we did not know so much about him in the past.
“
I feel really good at the moment, everything is going as it should.
It's been a very good period, I'm constantly improving, but I want to do even more,
” he told Le Figaro at the end of March.
A sparkling form since the World Cup, "
I came out of it stronger and stronger
", which the Juventus player strives to maintain (5 league goals since February 12).
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In a sad Juventus, Rabiot floats.
Leonardo Bonucci, Federico Chiesa and Paul Pogba spend most of their time in the sick bay and Dusan Vlahovic and Angel Di Maria are on AC.
The Old Lady, who received 15 penalty points in January, is struggling and is 7th in Serie A, far from European places, 8 days from the end.
Prematurely eliminated from the Champions League (3rd in its group behind Benfica and PSG), the Italian club was returned to the Europa League.
If he disposed of Nantes and Friborg in the previous rounds, the return match which awaits him against Sporting Portugal (1-0 victory in the first leg) promises to be full-bodied and Massimiliano Allegri will obviously count on the impact of the French in the midfield to get out of the Lisbon trap.
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Paul Pogba (left) and Adrien Rabiot (right).
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The bianconeri coach can count on the “Duke”.
"
I'm a leader on the pitch, I'm not afraid to take on great responsibilities, and you can rely on me in the locker room,
" the midfielder proclaimed to us at the end of March.
A valuable maturity and assurance that he has acquired over time.
But while he is already playing his fourth season in Piedmont, Rabiot is coming to the end of his contract this summer.
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A departure for England?
His case is fueling rumors on the other side of the Alps and the 28-year-old midfielder remained evasive about his future after the match against Lazio (2-1 defeat despite his goal) on April 8: “
There is the possibility of leaving but also of signing another contract with Juve.
I feel good in Turin, I'm doing a good job at the club and there's a good relationship with the managers, the teammates and the coach
”.
“
As a man, I like to travel, to discover other cultures.
I leave the options open, we will see in a few months
” he confided to us, however.
He tells himself that England is making eyes at him.
The end of the season is approaching and Rabiot would surely like to leave with a European Cup in his pocket.
To achieve this, a qualification at the expense of Sporting Lisbon (this Thursday, 9 p.m.) is imperative.
