Marseille (AFP)

Dimitri Payet should do this more often ... The Marseillais has again made sparks against Lyon and his club would like them to put the heat permanently on fire, starting Sunday (21:00) in Toulouse for the 14th day of Ligue 1 .

"It's true, we would like to have at every match a Dimitri like that," admits André Villas-Boas. The Marseille coach has, from his arrival, defended "a player who can make the difference with his creativity".

Payet shone against Lyon (2-1), signing a double after announcing before-match his desire to show what it was worth to Rudi Garcia, his former coach.

But "it's difficult to maintain this level," defends Villas-Boas, "From one game to another, the psychological aspect can change."

The Vélodrome had already seen that, as in the quarterfinal return of madness in the Europa League against Leipzig (5-2), including its delightful outside law, 18 months earlier.

But "Dim" could, at its summit, wear his team more often than he did at the last "Olimpico".

"He came to this match with a state of mind, a huge desire to do well," says "AVB".

- "What he can do for us"

"The event, the atmosphere of the match, the motivation he spoke about himself in the pre-match press conference ... I think that all of this put together, he turned it into this individual performance. ", continues the Portuguese technician.

But Villas-Boas also advance a less psychic explanation: Payet "gradually resumed his physical form, after his four suspension games".

"I hope that against Toulouse he will be competitive, he knows what he can do for us, the difference he can make to this team," adds the coach.

"+ Dim + is a technical leader," continues his teammate Bouna Sarr. "There are many expectations for him, but he gives the best of himself.The season is still long, he will remake very good matches as against Lyon, I am sure".

OM will need the best Payet, because his defense is again completely turned upside down, with the joint suspensions of Duje Caleta-Car, Alvaro Gonzalez and Jordan Amavi.

Sarr will play right, Hiroki Sakai left back and OM will find the hinge of the 2017 Gambardella Cup final lost against Montpellier, Boubacar Kamara-Lucas Perrin. The latter will play his fourth game in the elite.

Because it is the collective that must carry Marseilles, and not the only Payet.

- "Dimitri can not do everything alone"

Against Lyon, "the match was good," says one in the entourage of N.10 Marseille.The balloons arrived in front, it's a team sport, Dimitri can not do everything alone ".

The Reunionese "is in shape, motivated as ever, continues this source.Sometimes it is seen less, but against Lille (2-1 victory), he also did not receive 300,000 balloons. 1-1) he was motivated, even with a surplus of motivation misplaced, suddenly ".

Allusion to the red card, described as "childish" by AVB, for a player of his experience. This exclusion deprived OM of its star for four matches. Already that Florian Thauvin is absent until January ...

Villas-Boas did not overwhelm his player, whom he cleverly chooses, especially to convince him to play on the left, while Payet prefers the role of axial leader.

"Dim is a smart guy," says the player's entourage, "if the coach does what he says and says what he does, it goes well." (Marcelo) Bielsa told him things in face, (Slaven) Bilic was telling him (in West Ham), and it was going well ... "

Payet, he did not talk about Garcia, he also set a new goal: finally give a decisive pass to Dario Benedetto.

"I have a good technical relationship with Dario, but she can improve, get + touch + good, but be effective too, I have not yet scored". If both artificers are found, the powder may speak against Téfécé.

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