The Croatian coach said he was happy with the 3-0 win at Nice and acknowledged that “we are lucky to have talented players like Sánchez”. Likewise, he acknowledged that “the coach is the one who prepares the matches, but in the end it is the players who decide the match”.
Igor Tudor the sole coach of Olympique de Marseille , could not hide the satisfaction of the victory in Nice. The port box realizes the best match of the season which begins. Duel in which the Chilean Alexis Sanchez was the shining figure score two of three goals at 3-0.
“The coach is always the one who prepares the match, makes the recommendations. But in the end, it’s the players who decide the game.” said the Croatian, former coach of Udinese.
In the process, the Balkan has continued to praise his workforce and, in particular, the Chilean shooter, the best reinforcement to arrive at the Vélodrome this year.
“I’m lucky to have talented players. Alexis Sánchez has a lot of quality were happy to have it . But he is not the only one. We could have scored two more goals. Tonight we were on the offensive. Then, in the second half, we managed to manage the result.” explained the former Hellas Verona.
“A Great Game”
After four disputed dates, the port team has found the necessary strength to convince its demanding supporters, the very ones who fill the Marseille arena with an average of 50,000 spectators per match.
For this reason, the OM coach praised the performance of his players on a complicated pitch, such as the The Allianz Riviera stadium, one of the so-called Mediterranean derbies, on the Côte d’Azur.
“I’m happy because it was a good match. It’s never easy to win away from home, especially at Nice. Before the game, I felt the players were very involved,” Tudor explained.
On the same point, he insisted on the fact that “we are preparing this match as a great classic. I am satisfied for the players, for the club and for the supporters. It was an important victory that we won that day”.
However, there is not much time for celebrations. On Wednesday, Marseille return to competition in Ligue 1, when they face Clermont on the fourth day of one of the five most important championships in Europe.
“It’s only three points, like those at stake in Clermont next Wednesday. We only played four games. But yes, probably our best game, especially regarding the quality of the rival we faced” said the Marseille coach.
busy schedule
Apart from the match for the fifth date of the local tournament, the Port cast will face a complicated schedule in which they will play seven matches in 31 days.
On September 4, they will play against Auxerre for the sixth round of the French championship, just before the start of the European Champions League. Because on Wednesday 7 of the same month, they will travel to London to face Tottenham Hotspur, in the continental championship.
Back in Marseille, the Tocopillano squad will receive Lille, champion of the French tournament in 2021. On Tuesday September 13, they will return to the continental circuit to play at home against Eintracht Frankfurt, still for the Champions League.
On Sunday September 18, he will return to the ring in the French competition, when Rennes is measured, the same tournament in which he will face Angers on Saturday October 1, after the FIFA date.
A dizzying journey that will end with the confrontation against Sporting de Portugal, still at the Velodrome, for the maximum continental tournament at club level.
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Source: Latercera
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