Olympique de Marseille struck a big blow on Tuesday for the large reunion of the Velodrome with the Champions League. Fifteen days after an encouraging defeat on the lawn of the Bernabeu, OM has indeed tired Ajax Amsterdam (4-0), well helped by a start-up start.
Thanks to two goals from Igor Peaceao, OM led 2-0 after only 12 minutes of play and the fate of the meeting was even definitively sealed before half an hour of play after a third goal signed Mason Greenwood. And if the second period was much less successful, marked only by the fourth goal scored by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Roberto de Zerbi could savor the performance of his troops.
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“” We are becoming a strong team “, He launched at a press conference before explaining that he had reviewed his copy in the last hours before the game. “” We stayed on the phone until midnight on Monday with the staff, we changed everything this Tuesday morning ”, he explained.
“I had to force myself to go out Pierre-Emile Hojberg”
“” With the absences of Weghorst and Dolberg, this morning, we changed our whole plan ”, Did he blow, adding that his team had to adjust: “The problem is that their playmaker, before the defense,” entered the central defenders. We did not immediately understand that Vermeeren had to go with him to create 3 against 3. ”
The Italian technician also justified his decision to tenure Arthur Vermeeren at the expense of Pierre-Emile Hojberg. “I had to force myself to get Pierre-Emile Hojberg out of the starting eleven. He chained three matches with a lot of activity and a big energy expenditure. I would like all my players to be protagonists. The idea of making Arthur Vermeren play, who is very young and very strong, as well as Bilal Nadir was there, he explained. Pierre-Emile Hojberg cannot make all the matches. We should not be afraid to use other players in the workforce. We have to give everyone the same respect and the same attention. »»
