Olympique de Marseille no longer stops. Saturday, on behalf of the 8e day of Ligue 1, OM, well helped by the refereeing, in fact corrected Le Havre on their lawn, thus achieving a fifth consecutive success in Ligue 1. A victory which coupled with the new draw conceded by PSG against Strasbourg allows the Ciel et Blanc to go to the top of the Ligue 1 standings.
Nothing to surprise Benjamin Pavard, who arrived at the very end of the transfer window. “Honestly, on the ground, I expected this level,” he confided in an interview with Ici Provence while OM will try to confirm their good run, Wednesday, on the pitch of Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League.
“When I saw the recruitment, I said to myself: 'this is very interesting', he explained. You keep a good base of players, managers, and you bring in players who have a lot of talent, also experienced players like Nayef (Aguerd), like Facu (Facundo Médina) who played many matches in Lens. Auba (Aubameyang) also coming back. I'm not going to list them all. So, already, the core of players was important and with a lot of qualities. »
The beautiful tribute to Medhi Benatia
“Afterwards, as in all sports, we demand results. And when the results arrive, it’s obviously easier. Afterwards, confidence arrives. And it’s all positive”he continued before paying tribute to the architect of this recruitment: “I found a professional club, which has been developing since Medhi Benatia (the football director) arrived. I think he did a really, really good job. »
“I know he’s not sleeping. He is always there wanting to do more, to do more. People may not necessarily realize everything he has done since he arrived, he further emphasized. And if Marseille are there today, it is also largely thanks to him, to the speech he gives to the players as well. Everything he wants to put in place: nutrition, chefs, physiotherapists, the doctor, everything, everything. I think it’s a club that’s growing. And this is felt on the ground that Marseille is growing. »
