The most enthusiastic supporters of OM take the bets.
"If Marseille becomes champion of France, I rent a boat with a sound system in the Old Port", launches one of them, then the team, victorious over Monaco last weekend, moves to Rennes on Wednesday (9 pm) for the 15th day of Ligue 1. “I'm getting a tattoo”, “I'm asking my girlfriend to marry”, “I'm shaving my head”: the proposals, more or less crazy, are multiplying.
Are they serious?
Almost.
"The road is extremely long, we have only played 12 games," admits Frédéric, who is one of those fans who shouted: "We are playing the title" while watching the defeat of Paris against Lyon on Sunday night.
But for this member of the Marseille Too Powerful group, “we can believe it, because Lille and Paris will play in the European Cups, they will have more injuries than us in the second part of the season.
"
OM are in 4th place in Ligue 1, two points behind the leader, Lille.
“With our two games late, we are virtually first, insists Frédéric.
We finally manage to beat the big guys and even if our game is ugly, at least we win.
“Very criticized during the pitiful campaign in the Champions League, André Villas-Boas regains credit with the supporters.
“Since his arrival, we know how to win important matches against our direct competitors, greets Antonin.
For me, it's the year or never.
Paris has an XXL team but we are able to continue to profit from their mistakes!
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A team of "killers"
By beating Monaco, OM have just achieved a sixth consecutive victory.
Marseille is also showing impressive strength away from home: with 14 unbeaten games away from the Vélodrome, OM are the most efficient team away from home in the five main European leagues.
“In Ligue 1, André Villas-Boas masters his subject, notes Léo, member of the Fanatics.
He has two tactical schemes and our players have relearned how to defend together.
We have a team of
killers
: it's not nice, but it's terribly effective.
"I would say that we have 45% to win the title, synthesizes Thomas.
PSG are doing very badly: they are no longer the winning machine they used to be.
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Villas-Boas also thinks so: “Normally, at this time of the season, there is already a big gap with PSG.
They are not having a good time, they lack consistency… The fact that they are not efficient allows others to dream.
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A notable change of speech for a coach who judged last week that the followers of OM “were starting to talk too much about the title.
The Portuguese coach may have been carried away by the enthusiasm of his locker room?
Young Pope Gueye said it clearly: “Everything is possible.
If we win in Rennes, we are first.
At that moment, the motivation comes on its own!
The former Le Havre just omitted to add that this scenario was, nevertheless, subject to the results of Lille, Lyon and Paris which precede OM in the standings.
