Olympique de Marseille showed resourcefulness on Sunday against Olympique Lyonnais. Picked up cold by a goal from Corentin Tolisso after less than three minutes of play, the Marseillais found themselves trailing again at the start of the last quarter of an hour while Igor Paixao had equalized shortly after returning from the locker room.
A double from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in barely ten minutes finally allowed OM to set the Vélodrome ablaze and reverse the situation by winning 3-2 at the end of the suspense. Satisfaction was inevitably evident in the Marseille ranks.
“I think we put a lot of quality into our match on the technical aspect, in the intensity, to prevent them from coming out, thus appreciated Habib Beye after the meeting at the Ligue1+ microphone. I watch Lyon very often, they have real quality when it comes to getting the ball out, there they were not able, in the first half at least, to get the ball out of their camp. We recovered a lot of balls. The scenario is stunning, just like what OM can be. It’s very good for my players, they deserve their victory, we were quite good tonight. »
“He brought a lot of quality into this team”
But the new Ciel et Blanc coach also took the opportunity to pay tribute to Roberto De Zerbi, his predecessor on the Marseille bench. “He brought a lot of quality into this team, he emphasized. We are not here to deconstruct, we are here to provide certain elements of methodology, of a game project which requires a little more verticality, counter-pressing. Perhaps less control, meaning we are able to let go of the ball a little more. »
“But the work that was done before is of quality,
he insisted. My job is to ensure that this team continues to perform well. » Habib Beye is no less aware of the task he faces. “When I arrived here as a player, you concentrate on yourself and your performance,” he breathed. There the situation is about an entire club, a group, people who give you a lot of energy to be as efficient as possible. »
