We left them last Sunday to complain against the referee with no doubt far too vehement. Because if OM dropped points last Sunday against Strasbourg, it is first of all because of its own defensive weaknesses. This Sunday, in Nice, Pablo Longoria did not go down to the diffuser to light a counter-fire and no press release will start from the OM mail boxes this week. The referee has nothing to do with it and the defeat in Nice (2-0) is indisputable as the Aiglons pulled the Phocaeans (2-0) on the Côte d'Azur.
Marseille disconnected and it was once again his individual mistakes that pushed him in the precipice. First culprit: Lilian Brassier, author of two or even three errors on the opening of Evan Guessand's score. “”We conceded the first goal in a very bad way“, regretted a Cinglant Zerbi.The goals came too easilycontinued Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg at the microphone of Dazn. On Take a goal after 7 minutes against team that is well organized. It's annoying.”
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This opening of the score occurs, of course, like a turning point. But, in truth, PSG dolphins have never really seemed able to bring something back to their displacement. “”We were not OM. You have to watch this match a lot of timesto a leonardo balerdi. There was no movement. We have a lot to improve, we don't play like that normally. It's sad for us. I'm angry.”
The Argentinian is not free from any reproach and as against Strasbourg, the defense, of which he must be the boss, suffered in his management of depth. Whenever Nice has attacked it, the rear guard was systematically taken behind his back and the two goals are consecutive to departures from Nice attackers in depth.
Nice easily disposed of OM
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In front, there was nothing to keep. And it is amazing to see how much Greenwood Mason can be a ball when things do not run in its direction when Neal Maupay definitely crosses a more tormented sequence. The former Niçois has not tried a strike for 4 games. Without a center-forward capable of shooting, difficult to hope to mark. “”We haven't played wellSorry the Italian coach of OM. We deserve to lose the match. We deserve defeat. It can happen. Ligue 1 is a difficult competition. We kept the ball, we made it run but not really at the right speed and not always with the right attitude. We suffered too much.“
Nice returns to four points from an OM who seemed to have dropped him for good. While the Marseillais had made the hole with the rest of the aspirants to the Champions League, AS Monaco was returned to three points. The threat is back and by dint of shooting white, Marseille could end up regretting the missed opportunities. Lyon is still seven points but next week, he will have the opportunity to return to four units after his trip to the Vélodrome. So, will OM have held the lesson?
OGC Nice-OM, January 26, 2025.
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