Marseillais are already under pressure. Consequence of the two defeats recorded during the first three days of Ligue 1, at the opening on the lawn of Stade Rennais then just before the international break, on that of Olympique Lyonnais.
Opposed to Lorient on Friday on behalf of the 4e
Day of Ligue 1, Olympique de Marseille therefore has no choice but to win and all the more since the rest of the program is at the very least full-time with a trip to Madrid, Tuesday, for its entry into the Champions League then the reception of PSG, next weekend.
And to achieve its ends, OM will be able to count on its many recruits of summer. No less than seven players who arrived during the summer transfer window should even start the meeting. And the late selection feedback from Geronimo Rulli and Leonardo Balerdi do not explain everything …
OM with a new look defense
Jeffrey de Lange should certainly take the opportunity to find a starting place, eight months after his last match in the Coupe de France. Faced with the Dutch wearing, it is a new look defense that will be aligned with central hinge Benjamin Pavard and Nayef Aguerd, who arrived on the last day of the transfer window, and in the left corridor, Facundo Medina, restored with his injury.
In the midfield, alongside Pierre-Emile Hojnberg, it is Angel Gomes who should start, behind Matt O'riley, expected to play the role of playmaker. At the forefront, while Mine Gouiri should this time be preferred to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Hamed Junior Traoré should start left as Mason Greenwood in the right corridor.
The probable OM composition against Lorient:
De Lange – Murillo, Pavard, Aguerd, Medina – Angel Gomes, Hojberg – Greenwood, O'riley, Traoré – Gouiri
