With a squad like OM's this season, André Villas-Boas has to put on the blue of work. Between injuries, suspensions and lack of means, Villas-Boas is qualified as "MacGyver of Ligue 1" by Javier Prieto Santos. The So Foot journalist adds: "He is not criticized because even if OM does not offer an extraordinary game, everyone knows the limits of the squad."
If Marseille struggles to be very attractive in the game, Javier Prieto Santos defends the Portuguese coach. "He's out of luck with Thauvin, who has been injured since almost the beginning of the season." Payet was suspended for five games, but he never complained, and that's what I appreciate. I always think that Kamara is a very good idea in front of Lille, he was one of the best players in the match. "
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He has the merit and the audacity to roll up his sleeves. He does a lot with little
Faced with the lack of qualitative and quantitative means, André Villas-Boas has to tinker. Ambre Godillon explains that the OM is on "a very weak margin and often close to the fall" before remembering that his fourth place of the OM is mainly due "to a very moribund Ligue 1 and to competitors who also make saw-tooth matches ". "He has the merit and the audacity to roll up his sleeves, he does a lot with little," adds the journalist.
Fourth in the standings at a point of second place, Olympique de Marseille is currently in the right car. Laurent Jaoui (Canal +) recalls the "luck" for OM, to play only the championship: "Fortunately that Marseille does not have the League europa.I do not know how Villas-Boas could support a pace that would force them to play on Thursday and Sunday. " The journalist explains that the side "revenge" of the Portuguese coach can be beneficial to Olympique Marseille. "He has the label of a guy who started very well before getting lost a bit."
Despite passages in Chelsea, Tottenham, Porto and Zenit St. Petersburg, André Villas-Boas did not win a title in a "major championship", said Laurent Jaoui. "As it stands, he can hardly do better, and Payet and Thauvin, the two top players, often have some physical problems."
Kamara in front of the defense, a strong choice
Renowned for being a pure central defender, Boubacar Kamara moved into a more advanced position of number 6 last Saturday in the victory of OM (2-1) against Lille. A strong choice of André Villas-Boas, strongly defended by Laurent Jaoui. "He's not the kind of coach who's whining about 'he's missing players', there's no money and he knew when he came in. He does what he has and he tries to to magnify this rather limited workforce. "
Amber Godillon slides a small tackle to Rudi Garcia, the former coach of the OM, who did not "want to put Kamara in six, at the expense of Luiz Gustavo". "Rudi Garcia had completely sealed Gustavo by sending him into defense as he improved the midfielder, Villas-Boas did exactly the opposite with Kamara by removing him from a delicate situation in central defense and by reinforcing the sector of defense. recovery."
After twelve days, OM is in contact with the leading teams. But according to Ambre Godillon "it's too premature to know if it will last for the rest of the season, but there are some beautiful things, especially at the level of the state of mind."