Tops / Flops Reims-OM: Gerson the liberator, Reims not up to the task

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Gerson adapts better and better

In difficulty at the start of the season, Gerson understands better and better the game advocated by Sampaoli.

Entering the break with Payet, the Brazilian brought percussion and interesting relays in the midfield.

It was he who shook his team in the last quarter of an hour by being dangerous twice, before signing a very nice goal.

Served by Payet, he played with an opponent thanks to leg crossings, before deceiving Rajkovic.

Such an important goal to ensure a little more this 2nd place.

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A defense still up to

par Also decried at the start of the exercise, the Marseille defense is increasingly reassuring.

And she undoubtedly owes it to William Saliba, still impressive in the air.

Luan Peres is also reassuring with his calm on the restart.

Without forgetting Steve Mandanda, holder to prepare for the Europa League Conference and who, apart from an error of recovery without consequence, has perfectly ensured the work in his cage.

Rongier, the Swiss army knife

He is tossed about in all positions but he continues to be professional until the end.

Aligned on the right side at the start but regularly in the midfield in the possession phase, Valentin Rongier once again made an impeccable copy.

Combative from start to finish, he participated in a lot of interesting phases due to his availability.

The good management of Sampaoli

In this overloaded calendar for Marseille, we must pay tribute to the management of his workforce by Jorge Sampaoli.

The Argentinian tries to concern his whole group by regularly rotating his eleven.

In Reims, he notably left Payet, Gerson and Caleta Car on the bench.

And if some have been able to disappoint (see elsewhere), this management benefits this OM which has won almost all of them lately.

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Reims, too busy defending

In their 3-4-3 defensive system, Reims offered too little play to hope for better.

Having only 29% of the ball, the Champenois did not make good use of the counter-attacks offered to them.

The youth of the attack can probably be blamed.

A struggling attacking trio for OM

At the start of this match, Sampaoli had chosen to trust Milik surrounded by Harit and Under.

The three men were responsible for bringing variety to the Marseille game but they never knew how to find each other.

Under struggled to crash forward, as Milik looked ghostly up front.

As for Harit, he struggled to confirm his last good performances.

Their replacements, fortunately for OM, brought much more.