Wednesday in the Coupe de France, Olympique de Marseille got the better of Paris Saint-Germain (2-1) by imposing intense pressing and a frantic pace. A dangerous but profitable strategy for particularly aggressive Marseillais.
The joy of the Marseillais after qualifying.
Olympique de Marseille has finally won a Clasico at Stade Vlodrome! Unable to dominate Paris Saint-Germain at home since November 2011, the Marseille club got the better of the reigning French champions (2-1) on Wednesday in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.
But more than just a prestigious success, Igor Tudor’s men impressed with absolutely incredible pace and constant aggression.
The OM, a pressing machine
Because for almost the entire match, the Olympians simply suffocated the Parisians! With a very high block, the current 2nd in Ligue 1 did not hesitate to carry out a constant and individual pressing on the troops of Christophe Galtier. Obviously helped by the absence of Kylian Mbapp to take advantage of the spaces in depth, the Phocens neutralized the Ile-de-France game despite some cold sweats on the counterattacks, with in particular this opportunity missed by Nuno Mendes at the start of the match.
Most impressive ? They were able to repeat, again and again, the efforts to fill the gaps with an XXL volume of play for Valentin Rongier, Jordan Veretout, Matto Guendouzi, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Cengiz nder and of course Alexis Sanchez. At the start of the season, it was a little complicated because we changed our philosophy compared to last year. We needed time to adapt, but now everyone understands the tactical scheme, how we should attack and defend. We do a very high pressing, we are not afraid to go get the teams, whether it’s PSG or another. We will always keep this philosophy. We worked a lot physically because it requires a lot of effort. We are physically ready, we suffered a lot during the preparation, but we feel it and have allowed us to play very good matches.appreciated Guendouzi at the microphone of beIN Sports.
The success of the Tudor style
Finally, this success symbolizes the recent form of OM. Despite the setback against OGC Nice (1-3) on Sunday in Ligue 1, this team has displayed an attractive face since the resumption following the 2022 World Cup: 8 wins, 1 draw and therefore 1 defeat in all competitions. And this victory further boosts Tudor’s popularity rating. Much contested at the start, the Croatian is now unanimous with a style that is bearing fruit.
Our best match since I’ve been there? It could be, but I don’t like to compare. We played really well, given the opponent and the match played three days ago, running 120 km at such a pace in two matches, the players can be proud. We’ve improved so much since the last game against them, how we play, how we defend, that’s the most important thing, it’s always against yourself that you fight, finally, summed up the OM coach. And in the fight, the Marseillais clearly marked the spirits.
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