LOSC and Olympique de Marseille faced off in a breathtaking duel this Saturday, a duel during which the Mastiffs were astonishing.
The top-of-the-table clash between Marseille and Lille ended in a draw (1-1) at the Vélodrome this Saturday. Long ahead on the scoreboard thanks to a goal from Quentin Merlin, OM were joined at the end of the match by a headed goal from Bafodé Diakité, well found by Rémy Cabella on a free kick. It’s the status quo: Marseillais (2nd) and Lille (4th) remain in their initial position.
This game, regardless of the score, totally wowed Kevin Diaz, who raved on the radio RMC :
“In Ligue 1, it’s the match of the year, the best I’ve seen all season in terms of tactical opposition, intensity and atmospherehe begins. There were a lot of chances for few goals, especially with an excellent Geronimo Rulli. He makes big saves, always has a firm hand, is impactful. […] If you stay on the match and the tactical opposition. In the first quarter of an hour, OM wanted to come out and Bruno Genesio and his gang did everything to make it difficult. Both teams are taking crazy risks! The guys are sick. It was risk taking after risk taking with Lille coming out very high”he exclaims.
“I am amazed by LOSC”
The consultant makes a brief assessment: “We saw a very good first half with a very well constructed goal from Marseille and a second in which LOSC played very well with their free kick”and leaves the hand to Walid Acherchour, his friend of the day (Saturday) on the set ofAfter Foot : “In the first half, we have two coaches, I think, who have ideas and are convinced of their ideas. Genesio arrives with this line of four attacking by blocking the Marseille midfield, a sector which has been working well in recent weeks. Marseille has difficulty coming out with the ball but continues, tries, and is rewarded with the goal thanks to a quick, placed attack. You counter the Lille pressing and inevitably, behind, there are spaceshe explains. Despite this goal, OM are in difficulty and fortunately Jonathan David wrecks and eats up a lot of chances in the first half. Lille would have deserved better without a great Rulli. In the second half, Marseille was much better, with poorly played situations. Marseille had the momentum, but missed it. Regarding the match, in the end, the draw was rather fair”judges the commentator of DAZN.
The final word is for Walid Acherchour, who continues:
“I am amazed by Lille, by the tactical proposal, the work. They still come out of a Champions League match against Sturm Graz and, beyond fatigue and rotation, we must talk about the work of Genesio and his staff.
LOSC directly puts enormous intensity and pressure which puts OM in difficulty. I recently saw teams at the Vélodrome, I am thinking in particular of Monaco, being cut in two in the face of their Marseille restarts. This was not the case for Lille. It’s hat »he concluded, saluting the copy made by the Mastiffs in hostile territory.
