Thomas Siniecki, Media365: published on Sunday December 22, 2024 at 5:44 p.m.
Discover our tops and our flops following OM's qualification in Saint-Etienne (0-4) in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France.
The tops
Adrien Rabiot
Again a scorer in Saint-Etienne, like two weeks ago in the championship, the OM international midfielder scored with another clinical volley, this time receiving a corner. He wandered around much too easily, obviously helped by the rapid numerical superiority.
Leonardo Balerdi
If all the players generally displayed a high average and uniform level, we can highlight the Olympian captain for his exceptional comeback in the 60th minute. While Cheikh Fall had dribbled past Jeffrey de Lange (the usual goalkeeper replacing Rulli) and only had to push into the empty goal, the Argentine defender reappeared from who knows where.
The Saint-Etienne public
The more goals the Greens conceded, the more their supporters became vocal. It's hardly an exaggeration and it really shows how special Geoffroy-Guichard fans are. Unfortunately for Saint-Etienne, there are only them to save on this Sunday afternoon.
The flops
Ibrahim Sissoko
Obviously, when you leave your team ten against eleven from the 21st minute, while there was still 0-0, and we see the scenario and the final result… Leonardo Balerdi played it well by exaggerating his slight contact with the elbow, but it is indeed a professional error on the part of the ASSE striker.
The Saint-Etienne defense
As the established explanation goes, there was not one to catch up with the other. Whether it is Dennis Appiah, Dylan Batubinsika, Yunis Abdelhamid or Kevin Pedro (from right to left), they have all suffered the Marseille waves. And confirmed that the Forezian squad, Eirik Horneland or not, was very light.
Louis Mouton
Among the more offensive players, he was undoubtedly the one who missed his game the most – although that was the case for everyone. Already by his total inability to be dangerous, but also for his defensive tenderness, like his semblance of marking on Adrien Rabiot's goal.
