DT Igor Tudor was measured in his analysis after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. He pointed to the pressure they exerted for nearly 90 minutes.
Olympique de Marseille won the classic against Paris Saint-Germain. With an exceptional performance from Alexis Sánchez, opening the scoring from the penalty spot, OM overcame their toughest rival and qualified for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. With an intense and daring proposition, coach Igor Tudor took a risk and succeeded.
After the match at the Stade Vélodrome, the Croatian coach calmly analyzed the victory. I don’t really like to compare but I think we did very well especially when we saw the match against Nice in Ligue 1. Especially against this rival, at a steady pace. The players can be proud.” began by saying the DT of the Marseillaise.
Regarding PSG’s important run in Marseille which ended on Wednesday, Tudor said: “It’s a beautiful thing. It is a very strong opponent that we face, it is difficult to press during the 90 minutes. But when we were at our lowest, we conceded little. We have made a lot of progress in our way of defending.”
One of the novelties presented by Olympique was the inclusion of midfielder Valentin Rongier as a central defender in a line of three. The DT demonstrated its ductility. “With his intelligence, he knows how to adapt. With the ball, he gives you quality in the way you play. We joked together at the end of the match, I told him that from now on he could be a defender. In general, defenders and midfielders can have the same role, we saw it with our central defenders who can go up. It’s part of our game “, he stated.
On the other hand, the disappointment was notorious at PSG. Coach Christophe Galtier analyzed the elimination: “In the second half, we couldn’t create a situation. If we compare the two periods, there was a lot of pressure from Marseille. We managed to get out at some point, but we didn’t use the deep space much. We scored a stupid goal after the break and from there we sinned a lot. There is disappointment, but we have to look ahead and not stop at this elimination.
“We will recover quickly, we will clear our heads, so that this disappointment is not a major burden. We can do nothing more, we are eliminated, ”added Galtier.
This weekend, the two clubs play in Ligue 1. Marseille will travel to Clermont, while PSG will face Guillermo Maripán’s Monaco, in the most attractive duel of the day.
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