DECRYPTION – At the end of the qualification of Olympique de Marseille on Tuesday evening, at the Vélodrome, against Stade Rennais (3-0), in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, find out what pleased… and displeased the editorial team Figaro.
TOPS
Sir Mason Greenwood
Once again the man of the match on the Marseille side during OM’s victory Tuesday evening against Rennes (3-0), in a rebellious Vélodrome stadium. A goal (46th), upon returning from the locker room, and a decisive pass for him, in favor of his friend Aubameyang, to complete the Marseille success (83rd). The striker has (already) scored 22 goals this season in the Olympian jersey, a true providential man for this Olympique de Marseille.
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Amine Gouiri without pity
Against his former club, the Algerian international did not go into detail. It was he who opened the scoring in the second minute of play following a gross defensive blunder by Quentin Merlin. The Marseille center forward subsequently turned into a passer for his team’s second goal, scored by Greenwood, before missing a huge opportunity on goal (76th) and being replaced immediately by Aubameyang (78th). On this point, we won’t blame him.
Unboltable Höjbjerg
More than 70 balls touched for the Marseille hub, author of almost 84% of successful passes in this part. Even if he has already been more dashing, his long and bright opening which generated his team’s third goal (83rd) is simply sumptuous. A feast of technical accuracy.
FLOPS
Igor Paixão messes up again and again
33 balls touched for the Brazilian from OM… not a single shot on target. Only two strikes, completely unscrewed, to his credit. It’s far too little. The more the weeks pass, the more the left winger struggles to be effective and seems much more limited than what we could have imagined when he arrived in Marseille…
An unworthy arbitration
25th minute of play. Ethan Nwaneri cuts Glen Kamara’s ankle in a violent tackle. Result: the injured Rennes midfielder was replaced five minutes later with a swollen ankle. The OM winter recruit only received a simple yellow card for this dangerous intervention. The Coupe de France does not have VAR before the quarter-finals… A heresy.
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Completely lost Bretons
Already amorphous offensively, the Rouge et Noir were more than generous in “giving away” Marseille’s first two goals, systematically punished from the start of each half by their gross apathy – and really not helped by a catastrophic Quentin Merlin. Third defeat in a row for the Rouge et Noir, with the trifle of 9 goals conceded and not the slightest scored… Plus the altercation between Habib Beye and his goalkeeper Brice Samba from the restart this evening… Atmosphere.
