Toulouse-OM: Mbemba this blaster, a too naive TFC

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Mbemba, a real rock

Arrived last summer, Chancel Mbemba is the real good pickaxe for OM.

Solid in defense, imperturbable, he showed himself more… in the opposing area in Toulouse.

Author of no less than 6 shots, the highest total of the meeting, the defender strived to wake up his team, moribund in the first period.

Unlucky at first, he was not discouraged and the salvation came from his right foot on a muddled corner (52nd).

Enough to launch Marseille towards a welcome turnaround.

Nuno Tavares, as tireless as ever

He's not doing everything well, but the Marseille supporters will never be able to blame him for his lack of activity.

Once again author of multiple round trips on his left wing, the Portuguese achieved a high level performance.

Already a scorer in the first leg, he seems to like the TFC since he scored the important goal for 3-1 on a well-placed shot from a tight angle.

Tudor knows how to find the words

Once again, OM showed character this Sunday evening.

And Igor Tudor must not be innocent in the very different face displayed by the Marseillais in the second half.

After a dull first 45 minutes, his team was much more conquering, taking advantage of the opponent's slowdown to press where it hurts.

The Croatian coach is undoubtedly the strong man of this OM.

Dallinga had given hope to the TFC

He is undoubtedly the man in form of the TFC.

Against OM, Thijs Dallinga scored his 8th goal in all competitions in 2023. The Dutch striker, who arrived last summer, is finally adapting to his new team and is now looking for goals.

An excellent finisher, he was also useful in the transitions where he multiplied the good relays with his partners and helped to bring the Toulouse block back up thanks to his good back-to-goal play.

But he went down like his partners in the second half.

FLOPS

A too naive TFC in the second half

The Toulousains did not know how to manage this meeting, spending too much energy in the first period.

If they really hampered the Marseille organization, they ended up paying for their excess of energy afterwards.

A youthful mistake no doubt for this team, which is probably not used to managing such a high-intensity meeting.

Ounahi, failed tenure

For his first tenure with OM, Azzedine Ounahi missed the boat.

Too messy with the ball at his feet, the Moroccan international did not know how to position himself in relation to his partners and lost far too many balls.

Not playing in the right tempo, he ended up giving up his place at the break, Tudor sanctioning him very quickly.