We already knew that Geoffrey Kondogbia and Pol Lirola, affected, were out of the first match of the year at the Vélodrome, this Sunday evening against Le Havre. But to these two absences were added two others, more unexpected: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Amine Harit do not appear in the group revealed at midday by the club.
The Dane is ill, while the Moroccan felt a muscular alert and was preserved by the staff. These two absences will reshuffle the cards for Roberto De Zerbi, in particular that of Hojbjerg, essential in the midfield. A priori nothing to call into question the 3-4-2-1 system introduced by the Italian technician since the trip to Lens. Adrien Rabiot could, for example, move back alongside Valentin Rongier in the middle, to leave Jonathan Rowe a notch higher, unless Ismaël Koné has his chance from the kick-off.
The probable compo of l'OM in 3-4-2-1: Rulli – Murillo, Balerdi (cap), Cornelius – Luis Henrique, Rongier, Rabiot, Merlin – Greenwood, Rowe – Maupay.
La compo probable du Havre en 5-3-2 : Desmas – Pembele, Sangante (cap), Youté, Lloris, Zouaoui – Kuziaev, Touré, Kechta – Ayew, Soumaré.
