Roksana Malinovska, wife of Marseille midfielder Ruslan Malinovski, has revealed that Ruslan's absence in recent matches was caused by a minor injury and a planned rotation of players by the head coach.
"After Strasbourg he had a minor injury, he is still playing through pain. But it is also due to the fact that the coach wants to find a decision on which squad is the most optimal. He had an injury, and now he hasn't played several times precisely because of the coach's tactics.
The most important thing is that Ruslan has a dialogue with Tudor. He explains what his task for a particular game is. So he says: Get ready for the next game, we will make this one more attacking, and the next one, when you play, will be more restrained. That's why Ruslan doesn't play several games," said Malinovskaya.