Jacques Abardonado’s first match on the Olympique de Marseille bench caught some observers’ attention.
A spectacular draw on the pitch of Ajax Amsterdam (3-3) would almost be akin to a victory, these days, in the ranks of Olympique de Marseille. The Marseille club revolted for its first of the season in the Europa League. And this promising result bears the signature of his interim coach Jacques Abardonado.
By breaking Marcelino’s 4-4-2 to return to a more classic 4-3-3, Abardonado found a one-off formula which could allow OM to relaunch in a very busy schedule. For Daniel Riolo, the technician’s choices clearly sound like a disavowal for his predecessor.
“A disavowal of what has been done before”
“ Barely arrived on the bench, Abardonado sends a clear message: it is the disavowal of what was done before, thundered the RMC journalist in After Foot. That means that in the club you had people who didn’t think like the coach who was in place and who insisted during several matches with a certain system. He changes the system, he puts Ounahi, Harit whose return is worth highlighting… The way OM expressed themselves before was not good. Afterwards, be careful, there were defensive failures in all directions“, concluded Riolo.
