Captain of Olympique de Marseille, Leonardo Balerdi made a few admissions during his appearance at a press conference this Monday, particularly regarding LOSC and Jonathan David, who is celebrating his 25th birthday.
A month ago, LOSC and Olympique de Marseille came out on top during a breathtaking duel (1-1) in Ligue 1 McDonald’s. The stakes are very different this Tuesday, in the Coupe de France. The winner of the upcoming duel will rule out a direct competitor in the race for the title, which is clearly the ambition in the Marseille city: “In the room, we have posters with all the cups that OM have won. There is a gap in the championship between PSG and us. So we are 100% focused on the Coupe de France, because it is the quickest way to win a title. It’s our responsibility”said Leonardo Balerdi, captain of OM, at a press conference this Monday.
“With this Lille team, when you make mistakes like we did, it ends with a goal”
During his appearance in front of the media, the Argentinian was invited to return to the confrontation fought in December, during which Olympians and Mastiffs were neutralized (1-1). He admitted, without restraint, that they had encountered serious difficulties: “Do it better than last time?” Yes, you are right. We played very well against Lille, but we also made a few small mistakes. With this Lille team, when you make mistakes like we did, it ends in a goal. We were lucky to have an incredible Gero(nimo Rulli) in our first match. They missed opportunities too. You are right, we need to be more focused, especially on the small details. These were our mistakes. We watched a lot of videos to correct all that and I think that today (Monday), we will have another video session of at least an hour”he confided, smiling.
This first mixed copy does not, however, slow down Marseille’s ambition: “We clearly know the things we did wrong in the championship against Lille, we have them in our heads. It’s a knockout match, it’s more dangerous, but I have confidencethe team is going to have a big match and we are going to get through this round”he affirmed with conviction.
-“Jonathan David has incredible qualities”
Finally, Leonardo Balerdi focused on Jonathan David, a player he is particularly wary of: “Yes, we have a plan (to neutralize him)admitted the Argentinian. It’s obvious, there are things we have to do. As a defender, we work a lot using video. But it must also be said that there are attackers like him who have incredible qualities. I think him, with all the moves he makes, the way he moves around the field during a match, he’s too smart. But yes, we have plans to fight. We work a lot on our defensive placement, our positions. We, the defenders, work a lot so that he doesn’t score. He has a lot of qualities, but we work day after day for that. He has the qualities to do it, but we will do everything to prevent him.”he finally said this Monday, the day before the duel between LOSC and Olympique de Marseille (9:10 p.m.).
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