Marseille, its supporters and football are like this: OM were playing for the title after the spectacular victory in Lyon, which embellished the excellent, if a little flattering, record of the first five days (4 wins, 1 draw). A defeat then a draw without playing in Strasbourg and against Angers, and the great promises of the Olympique version 2024-25 are already to be put away in the aisle of memories yellowed by time, in a box very close to the dusty photo albums of Gerets promotions , Bielsa, Garcia (2017-18), Sampaoli, Tudor, so many enticing seasons without a party in the Old Port at the end.
The caricature is taken to the extreme, but there is a little of that in the air before traveling to Montpellier, more than two weeks after the last match. However, the start of the exercise is good. It is also imperfect but much better than last season at the same stage (5 points more). The game, still in its infancy, is more attractive, the players are a class above their predecessors, and the whole is more stable (after 7 days, OM had three different coaches on the bench, Marcelino, Jacques Abardonado and Gennaro Gattuso, while waiting for Jean-Louis Gasset). In short, the signals are positive, especially after a new hyperactive transfer window and the adaptation time that this implies.
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