OM will undoubtedly not be in the best position to welcome OGC Nice this Sunday evening at the VĂ©lodrome, as part of the 31e day of Ligue 1. Having fallen from third to sixth place in recent weeks due to insufficient performances, the Marseillais must achieve a result against the Aiglons or risk losing sight of their ultimate Champions League objective.
To make matters worse, the Olympians risk playing in a cold atmosphere, in an enclosure cut off from its northern corner behind closed doors and probably with only relative support from the rest of the stadium. This is without counting the numerous injuries which are plaguing the squad led by Habib Beye at the end of the season. Amine Gouiri and Igor Paixao having joined an already busy infirmary these days.
To achieve their goals, however, OM will have to deal with a Gym that has just qualified for the final of the Coupe de France but has not yet quite maintained its position. An adversary from the Riviera with a number of former Phocaeans in its ranks. From Elye Wahi to Morgan Sanson via Jonathan Clauss… “ Obviously when you play against your old club, there is a little special flavor. They know what they have to do to win there », Warns Melvin Bard at a press conference.
Nice people re-energized before going to Marseille
“ We know it won’t be easy. But we approach the upcoming matches like the last two played. We have something to docontinues the Nice defender while the OGCN remains on two solid outings in Lille in the championship (0-0) and in Strasbourg in the cup (0-2). It was precisely the way we played that did everyone good. Not having conceded a goal was important, we needed that. We saw that we could be strong as a team, that if we didn’t want to concede a goal, we could do it. »
However, there is no question of falling into the trap of overconfidence in Marseille. “ Vigilance is required, we can believe we have arrived after the semi-final won, the group understands this very wellinsists Melvin Bard. This victory in Strasbourg comes at the right time, even if I would have preferred the confidence to come much earlier. We had to go through things that weren’t easy. We adapt well. As a player, it’s a good experience for years to come, it’s a season that made us grow but we don’t want to go through that again. »
