Vitinha unlocks his meter, the Calvary of Salmier

2023-04-16 23:45:29

Vitinha is the top editor, Salmier the flop. CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP

TOPS/FLOPS – OM did not have to force to dominate Troyes at the end of the 31^e Ligue 1 day (3-1). Find the Tops and Flops of this meeting.

TOPS

Vitinha, at last!

A relief. Mute since his arrival on the Canebière this winter, Vitinha finally unlocked his counter this Sunday, by scoring twice against Troyes (3-1). The Portuguese striker, the most expensive rookie in the history of OM (32 million euros), ideally launched OM by opening the scoring in force, after only one minute and twenty-four seconds (2^e). Combative and available up front, he offered himself a second goal with a lot of opportunism from a corner in the second half (64^e). A very encouraging performance, despite a huge miss at close range in the heart of one of the many Marseille highlights (13^e).

Kabore activity

Igor Tudor was definitely right on Sunday. Like Vitinha, Issa Kaboré was surprisingly established for this match, at the expense of Tavares. And the Burkinabé international delivered a good performance on his right wing. Very active throughout the meeting, the 21-year-old chained furious climbs and constantly got the better of his direct opponents. Nearly 45% of Marseille’s offensives have gone through his lane. His failed intervention against Baldé on the Trojan goal barely tarnished his very good evening.

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Boss rongier

Omnipresent. Hub of the Marseille midfielder, with 109 balls touched, Valentin Rongier delivered a very big match. The clear domination of his team allowed him to evolve very high in the opposing camp. Very present in the construction of the game and always as effective in recovery, like his hard work on the goal scored by Under. The Olympian captain was irreproachable in his commitment throughout the game.

FLOPS

The Estac in distress

In sparring partner mode. Dominated from start to finish, Estac showed absolutely nothing good on the lawn of the Vélodrome. As feverish as it is muddled. Overwhelmed in defense as soon as the Marseillais accelerated in front, the Trojans remained harmless for a long time, until the anecdotal goal scored by Baldé in added time (90^e+1). The defeat of the evening was expected, but the manner and the flagrant lack of revolt are cause for concern. With ten points behind the first non-relegation player, the club already seems doomed. And resigned.

Salmier exceeded

Within a suffering Trojan defense, Yoann Salmier experienced a real ordeal. The 30-year-old started very badly, his responsibility is clearly engaged in the opening of the Marseille score. Author of a failed clearance at the origin of the action, then too spectator in front of Vitinha, scorer. Number 17 of Estac never recovered from this catastrophic introduction. Overtaken on each Marseille offensive and draft ball at the foot, he only managed 62% of his passes. His exit from the break was not surprising.