Former Phoca striker Marc Libbra says putting the Tocopillano as a benchmark in the box is key now that he’s in for a good time.
Alexis Sánchez’s Olympique de Marseille continue their fight to reach first place in the French rankings. The top position in the table is still occupied for the moment by PSG and in third place, by goal difference, six points below the Parisians appear the Phocaeans.
Of course, in the last match, Marseille had to resign themselves to a draw. For the same reason, the club’s former striker Marc Libbra, now a commentator on French television, proposed that the Tocopilla player return to the position where he has shone lately. .
So, the idea he floated was for coach Igor Tudor to put him back in place as a benchmark for the region. “He is in full swing and scores goals. If they put him behind the aggressor, he keeps running “, explained the ex-footballer.
“Vitinha is a safe bet, but we have to see him again next season, not now. Alexis must be in front. It’s a mistake that should not be made “, he added in his comment.
All in reference to the modification Tudor had in the last tie, although the DT defended their decision after the game. “It’s not possible that we have two shots on goal. It’s not enough. We need to be in better condition, but we weren’t. They mark us on the counterattack, while we had worked on it. We are failing at a lot of things. We want to look to the future,” he said.
Asked about the new scheme with the Chilean coming from further afield, the coach said that “Vitinha must continue in the center of attack, have more balls in the box, he is a good finisher. It seems to me that we did not serve him enough balls in this area ”.
He also added that “we will repeat the duet with Sánchez . The Portuguese had a good game and moved well. There are positive aspects, although there is always room for improvement,” he concluded.
For the moment, we will have to wait until next Sunday to see if the Marseille coach agrees with this idea and returns to position Sánchez in the axis of the surface. This, because the Focense will face Lorient as visitors from 2:45 p.m. in Chile for the 30th date of Ligue 1.
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Alexis Sánchez’s whereabouts as a centre-forward has already caught the attention of the French press. Indeed, a few days ago L’Equipe dedicated a note to the former Colo Colo highlighting him in this position.
“Alexis Sánchez broke the curse of OM centre-forwards ”, is the title of the report which looks at the performance of the Chilean.
“Decisive since the start of the season, Alexis Sánchez has established himself as essential at the forefront of the Marseille attack. A rarity in the recent history of OM “, they declare in the publication in which they also compare it to what Mario Balotelli, Darío Benedetto, Kostas Mitroglou and Arkadiusz Milik recorded.
In numbers, Alexis’ season translates to 16 goals in 34 games when considering domestic and international games, also getting one assist so far this season.
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