A little more weakened by the hiccup suffered on Saturday against AS Monaco, OM could try to smile again with the elimination of Cameroon at the CAN.
Bad week for OM. Six days after a elimination in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France against Stade Rennais (1-1, 9 tab to 8)the Marseille players slipped on Saturday evening on their pitch at the Vélodrome stadium in front of a AS Monaco reduced to 10 from the 11th minute (2-2), then to 9 (86th).
This match on the 19th day of Ligue 1 once again demonstrated the significant deficit encountered by Gennaro Gattuso’s team in the offensive sector. Vitinha’s incredible failure in the money-time (90th + 4) is a damning example, especially for the Portuguese… bought for 32 million euros a year ago.
The Italian coach, if he did not want to push Vitinha, would like to have an experienced and, above all, less clumsy center forward available. In the meantime, he will still be able to test one of the winter recruits, Faris Moumbagna, if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang maintains a more eccentric position as has been the case for several weeks.
Gennaro Gattuso has little to lose by giving a chance to the young Cameroonian who has just been released with the Indomitable Lions (photo) in 8e final of the African Cup of Nations by Nigeria (2-0).
Faris Moumbagna, 23 years old and born in Yaoundé, was recruited… 8 million euros from the Norwegian club FK Bodø/Glimt. OM is not immune to a pleasant surprise.
