Croatian Igor Tudor said after the narrow win over Clermont that the match left him with “good things”, but he regretted not winning it with a bigger gap on the scoreboard. Thinking about the next game, Saturday, I will make changes in the team. The Champions League starts next week.
Olympique de Marseille remains one of the leaders of Ligue 1 , following their 1-0 victory over Clermont, at the Stade Vélodrome. If from a collective point of view, Alexis Sánchez’s team is reaping good results, from an individual point of view, it was not the best day for the Chilean striker. His performance was not up to that of the weekend, against Nice, sealing the day by spoiling a penalty in the epilogue.
At the final whistle, the technician Igor Tudor celebrated the result, but in the press conference that followed he made it clear that He was unhappy with the difference reflected in the dashboard. Indeed, OM lost several opportunities to convert and thus have a more relaxed task.
“There were positive and negative things, but mostly good things. It should have been a lopsided victory, 4-0 or 5-0. What I liked least was that after the goal we were a bit satisfied with the score, we slowed down a bit and Clermont was able to keep the game open. But there were a lot of good things and good performances. The drop in pace is normal when playing every three days. But I think for a lot of teams playing every three days, the pace is much lower than what we did tonight for an hour. All of this is normal, with a bit of fatigue, the heat…”, declared the Croatian, former coach of the Italian Hellas Verona.
Given the tightness of the European calendar, with the World Cup in between and the start of the Champions League close at hand, Tudor slipped that he would start rotating the team, given the load of games he faces. The next challenge will take place on Saturday, visiting Auxerre, for the French championship, and on Wednesday September 7, the start of the group stage of the Champions League. against Antonio Conte’s Tottenham in London.
“Saturday, in Auxerre, will be the third match in six days and undoubtedly the most exhausting. We try to improve ourselves by working day by day. There are few (training) sessions, we try to take advantage of them. We still have to progress, to confirm what we have done well, to refine the details. It is a continuous work. At 0-0 we attacked hard in the second half, but the mentality changed after the goal. I would like us to always be 100%. Over time we will improve,” added the Marseille coach.
This Thursday, the transfer market closes in the big leagues. Asked about a name to add to the squad, the former defender said: “I’m happy with the squad, the players I have at my disposal. We did a good job. So whether something happens on the last day or not, I’m happy.”
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Source: Latercera
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