There was the legend of "Fergie-Time", when Manchester United's Alex Ferguson waited until the very end of the match to stifle their opponents. We are now starting to notice a “Sampaoli-Time” at OM, which has become a formidable scoring machine in the last 10 minutes. Instead of the Stéphanois, whom Marseille will challenge on Sunday (1:00 p.m.) at Geoffroy-Guichard, we would be wary of the score in the 80th minute. With Marseille, it is often misleading and rarely definitive. The affair began in the first two matches of the Jorge Sampaoli era, which immediately shook a calm team but also a little languid by the interlude Nasser Larguet. At home, theOM thus recovered four points in the last moments thanks to Michaël Cuisance (88th minute) on March 10 against Rennes (1-0) then Florian Thauvin (88th) and again Cuisance (92nd) three days later against Brest (3- More recently, Pol Lirola snatched the victory against Lorient (3-2) by also scoring in added time (92nd minute) and Dario Benedetto saved a point by equalizing against Strasbourg (1-1) at the 86th minute last week. What all four matches have in common is that they were played at the Stade Vélodrome. But the magic also operates on the outside, albeit differently, since it only affects the end of the first period.Pol Lirola snatched the victory against Lorient (3-2) by also scoring in added time (92nd minute) and Dario Benedetto saved a point by equalizing against Strasbourg (1-1) in the 86th minute last week. What these four matches have in common is that they were played at the Stade Vélodrome. But the magic also operates on the outside, albeit differently, since it only affects the end of the first period.Pol Lirola snatched the victory against Lorient (3-2) by also scoring in added time (92nd minute) and Dario Benedetto saved a point by equalizing against Strasbourg (1-1) in the 86th minute last week. What these four matches have in common is that they were played at the Stade Vélodrome. But the magic also operates on the outside, albeit differently, since it only affects the end of the first period.
Milik, the specialist
In Montpellier (3-3), Arkadiusz Milik (43rd) then Pape Gueye (45 + 2nd) thus placed OM in the lead at the break after a difficult start to the match. Same pattern in Reims, where Sampaoli's men were led 1-0 before reacting by Dimitri Payet (41st) and Milik (45th + 2) and ultimately winning 3-1. In a quieter match against Dijon ( 2-0), Leonardo Balerdi also scored a goal just before the break (45th + 1), a specialty normally reserved for Milik. Arrived at the winter transfer window, the Polish center forward has thus scored all of his five goals in Ligue 1 between the 43rd minute and the break! A priori anecdotal, the phenomenon is double reading. The most optimistic will see a great ability to take advantage of the fatigue and lack of lucidity of the opponents when the legs get heavier.The others will note that with a little more control, OM would not necessarily need to overturn the table at the last moment to take points. Sampaoli is halfway there. “The defensive game of the opponents is often better structured at the start of the match. These goals testify to the tenacity of the team and its desire to score until the end ", first explained the Argentine technician on Friday at a press conference." But it is something that will have to be corrected. The team also needs to be clearer about their attacking intentions from the start of the match, not just when the game is over, ”he added. The "Sampaoli-Time", in short, but over 90 minutes.He wouldn't necessarily have to turn the table upside down at the last moment to get points, with Sampaoli halfway there. “The defensive game of the opponents is often better structured at the start of the match. These goals testify to the tenacity of the team and its desire to score until the end ", first explained the Argentine technician on Friday at a press conference." But it is something that will have to be corrected. The team also needs to be clearer about their attacking intentions from the start of the match, not just when the game is over, ”he added. The "Sampaoli-Time", in short, but over 90 minutes.He wouldn't necessarily have to turn the table upside down at the last moment to get points, with Sampaoli halfway there. “The defensive game of the opponents is often better structured at the start of the match. These goals testify to the tenacity of the team and its desire to score until the end ", first explained the Argentine technician on Friday at a press conference." But it is something that will have to be corrected. The team also needs to be clearer about their attacking intentions from the start of the match, not just when the game is over, ”he added. The "Sampaoli-Time", in short, but over 90 minutes.team and its desire to score until the end ", first explained the Argentinian technician on Friday at a press conference." But it is something that we will have to correct. The team also needs to be clearer about their attacking intentions from the start of the match, not just when the game is over, ”he added. The "Sampaoli-Time", in short, but over 90 minutes.team and its desire to score until the end ", first explained the Argentinian technician on Friday at a press conference." But it is something that we will have to correct. The team also needs to be clearer about their attacking intentions from the start of the match, not just when the game is over, ”he added. The "Sampaoli-Time", in short, but over 90 minutes.
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