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Monaco-OM: a shock of fire that makes your mouth water

2021-09-11T07:52:52.067Z


Monaco receives OM for what promises to be the first big shock of the season. Where are the two clubs before kick-off?


The fury of an unbridled OM in front of the stopped machine of Monaco.

This Saturday evening, we will experience the first clash between contenders for European places.

If the states of form of the two formations differ, this poster is far from being devoid of interest.

In big difficulty at the start of the season (1 draw, 2 losses, 1 victory) with an elimination in the Champions League play-off and a series of 3 games without scoring, Monaco ended up launching its adventure with success in Troyes before the truce (2-1).

For OM, with 2 wins and 1 draw, the dynamic is different.

The Olympians had an exciting start to the championship with an attacking game, but also presented some defensive weaknesses.

Tonight, each of the two teams is aiming for a second success in a row for the first time this season.

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At Louis II, the show is almost always there

After their 2-1 victory in Troyes, what better for Monaco than a home poster against OM to definitely revive their offensive machine. In Louis II, the posters between Monaco and OM are often very prolific but also spectacular. Witness the crazy scenarios during the confrontations of September 2019 and 2018 where OM won 4-3 and 3-2. In 2017 Monaco also slapped the Olympians by winning 6-1. If there is still some time the club of the principality had the advantage over OM, the debates have been balanced over the last three seasons. If the outcome of this match is uncertain, with the style of play of the two formations as well as their liabilities, the spectacle is guaranteed. You have to go back to 2015 to see a Louis II match between Monaco and OM ending with less than 3 goals scored.

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On the current form, Marseille advantage but ...

It's hard not to give OM a little advantage at the start of this meeting.

Since the start of the season, Jorge Sampaoli's men have seduced by the attacking game full of intensity and verticality.

With at least two goals per game, the Olympians have already found their marks on the attacking front.

On the other hand, the Phocéens also concede a lot of goals and there is a blow to play for Monaco.

Although they have difficulty creating opportunities, as evidenced by their three games without scoring, Kovac players will be able to try to exploit the spaces often left by OM.

Author of a double against Troyes, Diop will be one of the main dangers for the Marseille rearguard.

Absent on each side

For this poster, the two teams will have to deal with the absences of important players, which may well change a lot of things. Tonight Monaco will not be able to count on its three executives Golovin (injured with the selection), Maripan (retained with Chile) and Sidibé (injured). At a press conference, Niko Kovac also announced that Volland (ankle injury) and Ben Yedder (ankle discomfort) will not be 100% for this meeting, which risks hampering this attack which is still seeking its rhythm. For its part, OM will have to deal with an absence of size, that of Dimitri Payet. The playmaker is preserved by the OM staff after feeling discomfort in his thigh during training. In addition, Alvaro is also absent for this game (suspended).Gerson and Konrad de la Fuente were once expected to miss this meeting, but the two players are finally in the squad. Milik, meanwhile, is still unavailable but should return within ten days according to

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Recruits, a determining factor

This is perhaps one of the most important points for the two formations in this beginning of exercise. OM, which experienced a great upheaval in the offseason with 10 arrivals, was able to count on its recruits to be efficient from the first days. Like Ünder, Saliba, Konrad or even Guendouzi who have already been decisive on this start of the championship. As for the Monegasque recruits, the adaptation is more complicated. The Rocher club preferred to bet on young recruits with high potential who still need time to perform. But in this start of the season, Monaco does not have the time and has already paid a heavy price for it with its elimination in the Champions League. If the first disappointing performances of Boadu and Jakobs are not so far alarming,the many injuries suffered by the incumbents may increase the expectations weighing on their young shoulders.

Source: lefigaro

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