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OM: Villas-Boas, players, Eyraud… but who are responsible for the crisis?

2021-01-20T06:07:50.261Z


The Marseillais, beaten at home last Saturday by Nîmes, are going through a delicate period. They will try to get up this Wednesday at the


“It is possible that the supporters will still come to demonstrate.

“About 70 police and CRS will be stationed around the Vélodrome on Wednesday to avoid any gathering, prohibited by the curfew.

OM, which is playing its late match against Lens, is in crisis, with only one victory in six Ligue 1 games. Whose fault is it?

Executives not at the level

“Dimitri Payet and Florian Thauvin are capable of doing better,” euphemizes André Villas-Boas.

The lack of combativeness of the two vice-captains during the defeat against Nîmes (1-2) greatly annoyed the Portuguese.

Thauvin and Payet “are not up to their responsibilities, points out Alain Perrin.

They are the only ones who can save this team.

"The former OM coach (2002-2004) considers that Florian Thauvin, at the end of his contract in June, is disturbed by this situation:" As soon as something takes the player out of his concentration, his degree of commitment is less!

"

As for Dimitri Payet, it is undoubtedly out of pride that he scored two goals in one week, against Montpellier and then against Paris, after being penalized for a delay in training.

But the number 10 of OM, slowed down by poor physical condition, disappoints by his intermittence.

Villas-Boas and his management of attackers

"When we lose matches, I'm obviously responsible," admits André Villas-Boas.

He is going through, by his own admission, his first "crisis of results" at OM.

Before the defeat in Rennes on December 16, OM won 2.25 points per game.

Since then, in six days, Marseille has collected only four points (0.8 per game) A stop which can be explained in particular by the clumsiness of Dario Benedetto.

"He abuses a bit with the failures", concedes the Portuguese technician.

However, he continues to establish him in Ligue 1: “I must help him regain his level.

"

Benedetto is in a comfortable situation.

Kostas Mitroglou has long been excluded from the professional group and Valère Germain must be satisfied with a role of joker.

The former Monegasque scored 3 goals in 448 minutes.

His Argentinian rival scored 4 in… 1,223 minutes.

"Villas-Boas could at least have tried to associate them", sighs a source near the locker room.

The possible arrival of Arkadiusz Milik could end the debate.

Eyraud, a boss who bangs his fist too late?

It took a defeat against the red lantern of the championship for Jacques-Henri Eyraud to decide to reframe his players.

The Marseille president argues that his word has all the more weight that it is rare.

But his silence stoked the anger of the Ultras, who were a hundred to demand his resignation on Saturday in front of the Velodrome.

The South Winners also denounce "an institution in total darkness."

Frank McCourt's discretion worries Marseille and fuels rumors of an upcoming sale of the club.

The Covid

"The pandemic is responsible for this overloaded schedule," recalls Alain Perrin.

The delay in the matches against Lens and Nice has no doubt led the Marseillais to believe that they had a safety mattress.

“We did a lot of math,” admits André Villas-Boas.

The Covid also deprives the team of the pressure blows of a full stadium.

The Marseillais had also delivered a good performance against Nantes (3-1) after being heckled by supporters at the Commanderie.

Despite the curfew, they could again meet a welcoming committee, this Wednesday, on the road to the stadium or elsewhere.

Source: leparis

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