There was no winner between Olympique de Marseille and LOSC this Saturday (1-1), on the pitch at the Orange Vélodrome. However, one team would have deserved to win in the eyes of Benjamin Moukandjo: the Mastiffs.
Far from their base, less than 72 hours after securing yet another victory in the Champions League, Bruno Genesio's Mastiffs made a good impression in Marseille this Saturday, as part of the fifteenth day of Ligue 1: “From the start of the match, we saw a Lille team that was going to press very high, that put a lot of intensity into recovering the ball, that created a lot of situations”analyzed Benjamin Moukandjo at the final whistle, impressed by the copy rendered by LOSC.
Quentin Merlin (17′) and Bafodé Diakité (87′) found the net. The first named allowed his team to lead by a short header in the first period, against the run of play: “Lille could even have scored more accurately up front. I am thinking in particular of Jonathan David who could have scored. His choices were not good and this Lille inefficiency is quite unusual. This is not a habit for Jonathan David. He's used to being surgical, but today (Saturday) was an off day. There was also a goalkeeper who pushed back the deadline”continued the consultant, on BeIN Sports.
“I have the feeling that Marseille is doing quite well”
The former Lorient resident is not stopping there. It highlights the choices made by Bruno Genesio, LOSC coach, and the pugnacity of his group: “Lille continued to believe in it because they had already shown in the first half that they had this ability. They were less good in the second period, with less speed, but (Bruno) Genesio had the ability to readjust with his tactical changes. He was very strong on that. The return of (Rémy) Cabella weighed on the heart of the game. When you can't score, you have to know how to rely on set pieces, and this team showed that they had character by coming back to score. For me, this draw is deserved. I would have even thought that Lille could win this match”he said.
In his eyes, this draw point is a very good result for the Olympians: “I have the feeling that Marseille have won a point, because from the moment the man of the match is your goalkeeper, you have conceded a lot of chances. He was in great demand. If it hadn't been for this inefficiency, a LOSC victory (1-2 or 1-3) would not have surprised anyone. Marseille is doing pretty well”he concluded, giving his good points to the Mastiffs who will return to the meadow on Friday December 20, for the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France.
