Olympique de Marseille can rejoice after their big 5-1 victory against Nice this Friday, opening the 13th day of Ligue 1. Mason Greenwood stood out with a double, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Timothy Weah and Igor Paixao also found the net. If Paixao scored, he also missed a great opportunity which could have widened the gap earlier in the match.
In added time of the first period, the Brazilian had the ball 0-3. Alone facing the Nice goalkeeper after a counterattack, he missed his duel, although he could also offer a decisive pass to Aubameyang. The Gabonese also criticized his young teammate for not having made the right choice.
“I was very honest with him. I told him that I didn’t call him on the occasion because I know that you need concentration when you come up against the goalkeeper. Afterwards, I told him: if you decide to hit, you have to score. Because I was there, it’s normal”confided the attacker in the mixed zone after the meeting.
A “massacre” denounced
This big failure even made Daniel Riolo react. In theAfter Foot of RMCthe journalist described as
“massacre” the action of Paixao. “I saw Greenwood again who, when he has a good night, is the guy who will be the most technical. Paixao is now a starter on this team. He sometimes makes curious decisions, including the massacre before halftime. As Aubameyang said at half-time: If you don’t put it on me, you have to score.”he says.
But the Marseille club can rest assured. Aubameyang finally served Paixao for the fifth goal, and the striker finished with philosophy “Afterwards, I told him: don’t worry about it, it’s over, it’s good, now we’re moving forward. Know that for me, there’s no problem, if I have the chance, I’ll pass it on to you too, you’ll see. In the end, it showed up. Perfect, I want to say. It’s a good thing”concluded the player.
