Olympique de Marseille’s balance sheet in the European League places Marseille in a sensitive position in Group E.. In third place after two matches against Lokomotiv Moscow (1-1) and Galatasaray (0-0), OM moved to Rome to face Lazio on Thursday on behalf of the third day of the competition (6:45 pm). Without the support of their fans who are banned from traveling by the Italian authorities, Marseille will have to put in a very strong performance against the coach of Maurizio Sarri, if he aspires to give himself opportunities to continue his European adventure. Before the start of a potentially positive dynamic in the competition, Jorge Sampaoli made some important points on Wednesday at a press conference, particularly regarding the tactical aspect of the match.
Control the match and the ball and make some mistakes against Lazio
According to the Argentine technical, Marseille, in particular, must show great control during the match in order to reduce the possibilities of dropping his opponent. “What will be important for the result is the control of the game, especially if you think about playing a lot during the transition against a team like Lazio, who are very fast. In this case, things will not go well. necessarily in our favor. We have to find a way to attack as a whole. , very united. Especially when we meet a strong team like Lazio. We saw that against Inter (3-1 success, note), they are able to turn the game around quickly. You will have to control the ball, make some mistakes, or lose the ball very quickly.”, the OM coach commented in comments reported by RMC Sport.
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Aspiring to “win the match”, the Casilda native will be able to count on the combined talents of Dimitri Payet and Arcadius Milik, in form against Lorient, on Sunday in Ligue 1 (4-1). The 2015 Copa America winner with Chile also said he would not take turns before welcoming Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday evening at the Orange Velodrome (8:45 pm). “JI will share the best players I have, because we have the possibility of qualifying for the Europa League. We made great efforts last season to qualify for the European Cup, and we must not forget it.”He said, in comments quoted by L’Equipe.
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