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The three-man defense worked well
Olympique de Marseille has stopped the bleeding.
After two defeats against Norwich (0-3) and Middlesbrough (0-2), the three-man defense set up by Igor Tudor - made up of Mbemba, Gigot and Touré - worked pretty well overall.
If the three still lack benchmarks and automatisms, they each showed interesting things and a lot of commitment.
If Gigot seemed a little below his two partners at the start of the match with two defensive errors, he then caught up well to gradually gain strength and reassure himself.
Mbemba and Touré have for their part taken their lane a lot to provide solutions.
A good general rehearsal before the resumption of the championship.
Voluntary clause
The new Marseille recruit showed a beautiful face on the lawn of Proact Stadium.
Arrived from Lens, Jonathan Clauss was voluntary and showed himself to his advantage.
Aligned as a right piston in the first period, he brought a lot on the offensive level with several centers, one of which could have brought a Marseille goal if Touré and Suarez had not interfered (36th).
The French international combined a lot with Payet in the right lane and did not fail to return to provide support on the defensive level.
In the second half, the former Arminia Bielefeld moved to the left side.
Again, he managed to highlight himself by multiplying forward runs and crosses.
Milik gives Tudor headaches
Substitute at kick-off, Arkadiusz Milik recalled what a scorer he was.
While Luis Suarez, new Marseille recruit, was aligned at the forefront, OM failed to make a difference.
The Polish striker enters in the 62nd minute and already offers a first opportunity to Gerson (64th).
Then, in the 87th minute, the former Napoli player received a center from Lirola, which he successfully took over with the knee to open the scoring.
While his file is much talked about on the canebière, he who does not necessarily enter into Tudor's plans, has just recalled that he was ultra-efficient in the penalty area and a significant asset for a club which wishes well appear in the Champions League.
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Suárez transparent
The namesake of the famous Uruguayan striker was not necessarily to his advantage.
Established from the start, Luis Suarez was certainly voluntary but was not served by his partners who had difficulty finding him.
The former Granada striker did not create an opportunity and sometimes showed a lack of technical accuracy in certain situations.
The Colombian arrived recently on the Canebière and needs time to adapt to his new partners, to the system and to assimilate the ideas of his coach.
With the resumption of the championship on August 7, Suarez will have to accelerate his acclimatization.
Marseille still does not win
Olympique de Marseille continues its difficult preparation.
Largely beaten by Norwich (0-3), the Phocaeans then lost to Middlesbrough (0-2).
Against Betis Seville, the Olympians had the opportunity to return to success and believed they could achieve it with the late opener from Milik (87th).
But in the process, Sanchez brings the two teams tied (90th).
After this goal, a fight broke out because Guendouzi did not accept the chambering of an opponent, proof of a certain tension on this Marseille preparation.
Pau Lopez's injury
This is the big downside of this friendly match.
Entering the game at the break in place of Blanco, the Spanish goalkeeper was injured 20 minutes later.
Pau Lopez seems to have been injured on an outing at the feet of an opposing striker.
Number 1 as goalkeeper, especially after the departure of Steve Mandanda for Rennes, Pau Lopez could miss the start of the championship if his injury looks serious.
A possible blow for Olympique de Marseille which already lacks certainties.
