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Leonardo Balerdi decisive
From one side of the field to the other, the Argentinian will have been decisive for his second start of the season after the success in Brest in the opening (2-3).
More than a lucky charm on the move, Leonardo Balerdi will first have shown his head on a corner from Florian Thauvin from the start (8 ').
We take the same and start again in the second half with a completely different result since the defector from Dortmund managed to open the scoring in a mouse hole after an error by Paul Nardi (54th).
Impeccable in defense then, like this tackle on Mendes (69th) or this return on Laurienté (78th), the former Boca Juniors will have made the aficionados of the Buenos Aires club proud, which is not the case of his friend from the attack.
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- Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) October 24, 2020
Florian Thauvin collective
Fifth decisive pass of the season and the status of best passer in Ligue 1 for the French international, overall very fair in these choices this Saturday.
Positioned higher in the 4-4-2 diamond of Villas-Boas in order to position Cuisance in number 10, with whom he will have combined a lot, Florian Thauvin will have spent his match looking for his partners after missing his special (22nd).
Two big chances to his credit (43rd, 80th), he will have opted for the near post without success.
It is especially for his activity and his precision on the set pieces especially for Balerdi (8th, 54th) that he will have shone.
He even almost scored Dario Benedetto (60th).
Enterprising Quentin Boisgard
Skillful on a
set piece
, the former Toulouse player illustrated the precision of his right foot on a corner and on a free kick throughout the game.
Warned from the outset for a trifle on Pape Gueye (21st), Quentin Boisgard never balked and was very active on his right side, offering in the heart of the game as in depth, where he could have opened the score if he had less crossed his shot ending on the post of Mandanda (51st).
52 'Big opportunity for the Merlus and Quentin Boisgard.
His shot ends on Mandanda's post.
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FLOPS
Paul Nardi, error of judgment
Tranquil in his goal, especially over the heads of Balerdi (8th) and Kamara (27th), Paul Nardi on the other hand had a complete hole when he returned from the locker room when he appreciated the trajectory of the free kick distant from Florian Thauvin (54th).
Leonardo Balerdi, who was trailing behind, did not ask for so much and did not have to pray in a complicated angle.
Not really put to contribution then, in particular because of the Marseille vagueness, the former Lorraine is the unhappy hero of this match.
Yoane Wissa absent from the debates
The Breton top scorer (4 goals) was expected at the turn this Saturday at Moustoir.
Scorer against Lyon (1-1) then in Reims (1-3), the new Congolese international has never regained his Olympic form when facing OM.
Too little dangerous on his left side, he never worried a Hiroki Sakai who had failed in the middle of the week.
He misses his recovery for the equalizer while he is in an ideal position (64th).
Overall, Wissa will have suffered from the comparison with her right-wing counterpart Quentin Boisgard.
Dario Benedetto like a ghost
The matches follow each other and look alike for Dario Benedetto, ghostly again this Saturday at the Moustoir.
His plunging head at the hour of play could have given him confidence but the ball failed somewhat nearby.
His missed delivery for Morgan Sanson (72nd) is symptomatic of a crying lack of confidence and his isolation in the collective, at least on the ground.
André Villas-Boas could have made his change earlier (89th), especially since his deputy Marley Aké was close to making the entry break (90th + 1).
The question of his tenure against City Tuesday (9 p.m.) has not finished being asked.
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