2023-09-25 21:36:11
The Marseille club therefore ended its week as it started it, in catastrophic fashion, and only the good draw obtained in Amsterdam (3-3) in the Europa League was a glimmer of light in the storm. Three days after a perilous trip to the Netherlands, the partners of Valentin Rongier, completely overwhelmed by the Parisian midfield, conceded a heavy defeat at the Parc des Princes, undoubtedly achieving their worst performance of this start of the year, in the same vein as the third preliminary round first leg of the Champions League in Athens against Pana (0-1) on August 9.
Dominated in all sectors of the game, the Phocaeans did not exist despite the implementation of a 3-5-2 system by Jacques Abardonado. “We totally lacked character. Facing us, there was one of the best teams in Europe so it was a match like that. There are a few parameters to take into account. We returned Friday at 5 a.m. from Amsterdam: it’s not an excuse, just an observation, pointed out the OM interim coach. Having two extra days of rest would have been good for us to prepare for this match. We had a device that didn’t work. I am disappointed with the result, with the commitment. I expected more aggression in the good sense of the word. We have a week to prepare for Monaco: we will wash the heads, let the players recover and return to battle on Tuesday. »
Physically challenged, the Blue and Whites were also challenged technically and tactically, with the greatest difficulty in being dangerous. Only Vitinha, with a beautiful header on the Donnarumma bar (22nd), made the Porte d’Auteuil shudder, revealing a certain offensive impotence. Individually not at the level, the Provençaux were not as good collectively, and finally all sank last night.
“We will wait for them properly when they return”
In the space of a few actions, the Vauclusian Samuel Gigot – very attached to OM – tried to sound a revolt among his people, in vain. At the microphone of the broadcaster Prime Video, the defender even made an appointment with the capital’s players on March 31, the date of the return to the Vélodrome: “When you play a Clasico with so little desire, it’s not possible . We need to get into them a little more, we respected them a little too much. They are good players but if you let them play, people will definitely say that they are magnificent. Sorry for the term but I think we missed a bit of balls, all together. It’s a difficult time but we will get back up. There will be a return match at home, we will wait for them properly too. »
Same story with goalkeeper Pau Lopez, in difficulty at the start of the year and still quite lucid about the level of his team: “We didn’t have a good match. Everything was missing: character, play, races, attitude. We didn’t play a Clasico but a friendly match. We can’t fall any lower. From Monday, another season begins for us (…) The supporters want to be proud of us. We apologize to them. This is not the OM they want and deserve. It was a disaster against Paris. We have to assume. »
As it stands, the objective is to recharge your batteries after a very trying week. Then it will be time to prepare for another delicate trip, to Monaco (4th) on Saturday (9 p.m.). In the meantime, Pablo Longoria may have found his new technician. After the Marcelino failure, the Spanish leader is playing big: the Marseille season is at stake, already very turbulent after only two months of competition.
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