The joke has been circulating since the beginning of the week in Marseille.
There are two details that still block Milik's transfer: the resale percentage demanded by Napoli and the fact that he saw Saturday's game against Nimes, with a pitiful 2-1 loss.
Beaten by the last "Crocs" at kick-off, the Marseillais indeed delivered a terrible match and hit a low point on Saturday, which defender Leonardo Balerdi recognized on Monday, who will start against Lens in the absence d'Alvaro, suspended.
“There were a few bad matches and the last one was the worst,” summed up the Argentine.
“We're going through a rough patch, but we keep talking to each other.
We are looking for a click and we will try to be another team, to show a different attitude, ”he added.
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To talk to.
The slogan has been repeated over and over since Saturday and has clearly been respected.
From the players to the coach through the president Jacques-Henri Eyraud, everyone has spoken and the tone is often raised.
The results have been disappointing since mid-December, the transfer window is not conducive to serenity, the situation of players at the end of their contract (Thauvin, Amavi, Germain ...) does not help and someone close to the Marseille locker room recognizes a "tense atmosphere".
“We all looked in the mirror to do better.
It's frustrating compared to our situation because we had the opportunity to stay close to the top with this match against Nîmes which was in a difficult situation, explained coach André Villas-Boas on Monday.
There have been a lot of good discussions and I hope it will have a positive impact.
On the state of mind in any case, I have no doubt, I think we will have it ”.
Absolute obligation
Because beyond the technical failures (the missed penalty from Florian Thauvin, the opportunity for Dario Benedetto at close range ...), Saturday's match especially showed an OM without reaction or spirit of revolt, a worrying finding while the gap with the leading teams is starting to widen.
But OM, sixth eight points from the podium, therefore still have these two famous jokers, these two late matches to play, Wednesday against Lens and February 18 against Nice.
“We've done a lot of math for weeks, 'with six points we're here ...'.
Now we hope that will be the case.
We lost a lot of points and we have the world just behind, while in front of them are a little further, ”admitted Villas-Boas, who knows that his team has won only one of its last six matches in L1 (3-1 against Montpellier).
“It's a very important game for the future.
We have an absolute obligation to win to stay close to the top, ”added the Portuguese technician, who assures us that he still has“ a good connection ”with a group that“ still listens to him ”.
Mandanda very uncertain.
Cuisance revived?
Faced with Lensois (10th) who mark time a little (one point in three matches since the resumption), Villas-Boas will also have to involve his whole group, because he must manage the simultaneous absences of Alvaro (suspended), Jordan Amavi and Bouba Kamara (injured), Pol Lirola (unqualified) and possibly Steve Mandanda (injured).
Balerdi, Nagatomo or even Cuisance should therefore be relaunched.
Then there will be the transfer window and, perhaps, the highly anticipated Milik.
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