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Tops / flops Marseille-Lens: Fofana in boss, Marseille nothingness

2021-01-20T23:13:27.607Z


OM lost to Lens in a late match of the ninth day of Ligue 1 (0-1). Find the tops and flops of this meeting. 


TOPS

Fofana is tough!


The symbol of the performance of Blood and Gold. Solid in the first period, Seko Fofana clearly gained strength after the break, during the Lensoise victory on Marseille soil (0-1) in a late match of the ninth day of Ligue 1 His physical slaughter and his incessant races towards the surface hurt OM very badly.

At his side, Cheick Doucouré was also to his advantage.

The two men clearly got the better of their Marseille counterparts in the midfield. 

Banza rewards Lens 


Franck Haise got it right by establishing Simon Banza.

Preferred to Ganago or Kalimuendo alongside Sotoca in front, number 23 of the RCL delivered a good performance.

Mobile on the attack front, he punished OM by deceiving Mandanda before the hour mark, with a merciless head butt at close range. 

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FLOPS 

Marseille irrelevant 


In search of redemption after the defeat conceded against Nîmes (1-2), OM again sank at home.

The Marseillais, clumsy and feverish, showed absolutely nothing good.

Put in difficulty as soon as Lens accelerated in the second half, André Villas-Boas' men never found the physical or mental resources to revive in this part.

Logically defeated, the Olympians came close to nothingness on the offensive side.

The statistics are eloquent: Marseille only attempted four shots, their worst total since the 2006-07 season (Opta).

Jean-Louis Leca lived a very quiet evening.   

4 - Marseille only attempted 4 shots against Lens, its lowest total in a Ligue 1 home game since Opta analyzed the competition (2006/07).

Shame.

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- OptaJean (@OptaJean) January 20, 2021

Rongier, the tile 


Already deprived of Kamara, the Marseille midfield lost a new element to injury.

Valentin Rongier, visibly affected in the foot, had to leave his partners at the end of the first period and risk missing the upcoming trip to Monaco on Saturday.

Pape Gueye, also hit in the foot, clearly fell in the second half.

When nothing goes right...

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Source: lefigaro

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