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In Lorient, OM must straighten the bar

2020-10-24T08:32:56.711Z


The Phocéens travel to Brittany with the obligation to bring back a result after their poor performance in the Champions League on Wednesday against the OIympiakos.


Sunk by Olympiakos (1-0) on Wednesday, Marseille resumed sea less than 72 hours later in Lorient to regain cruising speed on Saturday (5 p.m.) in Ligue 1, regardless of the game system chosen.

“I can't take any more“ questions about the system ”, thunders Olympian coach André Villas-Boas before this 8th day.

For him, it was not the 4-4-2 diamond shape that allowed the Girondins (3-1) to spur last Saturday, nor would the 4-3-3 be responsible for the failure in additional time in Greece in the Champions League.

"Knowing whether you are playing with or without a diamond, with or without Payet in 10, with the defense at three or four ... This is not what matters", slices the Portuguese.

"We must stop the questions about systems, it is not the system that counts but the dynamics", insists "AVB", with the reception of the formidable Manchester City next Tuesday in C1.

These dynamics “work when the individual benefits are there.

It's my responsibility, you can point your finger at me, ”he says.

The executives disappointed in Piraeus, recognizes the Portuguese, who “expected more against Olympiakos,” he admits.

"That's why I was harder than usual at half-time."

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But "I don't think that in this match we lacked character, it was the discovery of a competition and we had a somewhat average match," said AVB.

The system with Michaël Cuisance at the top of the “diamond”, as the Italians say, was effective against Bordeaux, “but if we lose with the diamond, we will have to go back to 4-3-3”, quipped Villas-Boas.

Taken to the Dimitri Payet case, he still takes out the shield.

"It's curious, we always have the best and the worst in these cases, retorts AVB.

Last year when he was at the top, (Christophe) Dugarry (on RMC, Editor's note) spoke of a "football genius".

When a player is not good, "he's a terrible monster, and when he's good, he's a monster in a good way," he quips.

Asked about the line of Payet, the coach ensures that "it is at the same weight as last year" and even specifies that the players are "weighed every fortnight".

Villas-Boas ensures that its creator is aware of his current difficulties.

"Yesterday (Thursday), he chose on his own to train with the group of those who have not played in Piraeus".

“We are here to help him, unlike social networks and supporters who want + kill + everyone, regrets the Portuguese technician.

The system is a disaster, all the players are disastrous ... "

Benedetto "in my confidence"

The coach also defends Dario Benedetto: "He said to me at the end of the match:" André, I can't take it any longer, I'm dry, I want to score, "says" AVB ".

But he has my confidence ”.

The coach cites the example of the flagship recruit from Lille, who is also still silent.

“Jonathan David cost 45 million euros (in reality 27 M EUR + 5 M EUR bonus according to a source close to the matter, note), sorry to him and sorry to Lille, but I do not know why you are worried.

Wait a bit, he pleads.

A + killer + must find the goal ”.

Villas-Boas is not looking for a physical explanation, even if his team returned at 5 a.m. from Greece on Thursday will play at 5 a.m. on Saturday, or 60 hours later.

It is "the minimum possible for the rest, but it is normal for the big teams, I think that one can answer", estimates it.

His defense chief Alvaro Gonzalez is on the same line.

“It's difficult, but it's beautiful too.

We like to play a lot of competitions, I want to play tomorrow, Tuesday against Manchester City, I still want to play ”.

Arrived at the rate of a match every three days, Villas-Boas will proceed to "a small rotation" of staff.

And we could see the Bordeaux diamond again, since Payet is serving his second suspension match.

Whatever the system chosen in Brittany, "I do not adapt my criticism to the result, like you (the media, Editor's note), insists AVB, but I am looking at something else, for that to change, against Lorient or a little later ".

From Saturday, it would be better for OM.

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