As OM prepare to face PSG in a highly anticipated Classic on Sunday evening in Ligue 1, Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi faces growing doubts regarding the solidity of his defense. Despite an experienced midfielder with the arrival of Adrien Rabiot and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, the Phocéens have shown signs of defensive weakness this season, with only two clean sheets in eight matches.
Fabien Laurenti, former OM defender, warns of the spaces left by De Zerbi’s offensive tactics, pointing out that even Montpellier found opportunities on the counter-attack. “De Zerbi’s philosophy creates imbalance, opens a lot of doors for the opponent,”
he believes in Provence.
The key: contain the pistons of PSG
“And the team is in trouble when it runs towards its goal. Even Montpellier managed, in the first half, to obtain several counter situations. he adds. For him, OM’s ability to neutralize the accelerations of Parisian pistons, like Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi, will be crucial.
The ex-Olympian calls for constant pressure on the PSG midfielder to prevent players like Joao Neves or Vitinha from taking control of the match: “OM will have to advance on Paris, not let PSG settle in, otherwise it will be over. » This Classic will be a real test for the Marseille defense, which will have to plug its gaps to hope to compete with the best attack in the championship.
