André Villas-Boas no longer dances Zumba Caféw.

-

Daniel Cole / AP / SIPA

  • Olympique de Marseille were beaten (0-2) by Saint-Etienne on Thursday night in a late match of the first day of Ligue 1.

  • The Marseillais made a very bad start to the match, Maxime Lopez and Léo Balerdi came out at half-time.

  • OM coach André Villas Boas has admitted his mistakes and wants to bounce back on Sunday against Lille.

At the Velodrome stadium,

Mea culpa.

The coach of Olympique de Marseille, André Villas Boas, admitted his mistakes after his team's defeat (0-2) against Saint-Etienne on Thursday evening.

The euphoria of the historic victory against PSG on Sunday was quickly swept away by this defeat, also historic, since ASSE had not won at the Stade Vélodrome since 1979. 

The fault had a catastrophic start to the match, especially in defense with a goal conceded in the 5th minute with an Alvaro Gonzalez spectator and a late Duje Caleta Car.

Léo Balerdi, central defender finally placed on the left, was on the street most of the first half.

His placement on the right during the first period did not prevent him from being taken out at half-time.

"Yes, it didn't work out well"

“Yeah, it didn't work out well.

We had tried him as a full-back in training, and we made this decision because Bouna (Sarr) was not 100%.

We wanted to leave Sakai in his natural position.

But that's not why we took the goal ”, advance Villas Boas always so talkative.

We pay the starting line-up.

Point.

- Nico Faure (@Nicommentator) September 17, 2020

Same sanction for Maxime Lopez, placed in false 9 as against Paris and also transparent, released at the break.

"Like Paris, Saint-Etienne pressed very high and we had trouble getting out of this pressure," analyzes the Portuguese coach.

The OM coach could still have turned things around with the entry of Marley Akey, but the young player missed a service from Thauvin and did no better than hitting the bar (53rd).

The entry of Valère Germain also allowed the Marseillais to be more dangerous.

“It was more complicated when they played with a point, we were more in danger with their center,” admits Stéphanois goalkeeper Jessy Moulin.

"Big defeat for our supporters"

Villas-Boas is not the only culprit in this "big defeat for our supporters".

A more than feverish defense, a Sanson always so imprecise in the last gesture and leaders, Dimitri Payet and Florian Thauvin, far from their level.

In the bays of the Vélodrome we wondered which one had been the worst.

Sanson misses a big opportunity #OMASS pic.twitter.com/QYdtmUJ7eO

- Football Club de Marseille (@FCMarseille) September 17, 2020

“We had a bad first half, in the second it was better.

But we missed some big chances, we took a lot of risks and they took advantage of the counterattacks.

Fortunately, we immediately play against a direct opponent (Lille), we have a chance to show our supporters our level, ”Villas Boas was positive.

Fortunately, Dario Benedetto "our benchmark striker" will be back on Sunday evening, still at home.

Sport

OM-ASSE: Solid Greens win against imprecise Marseillais, and take the lead

Sport

LIgue 1: Bad news confirmed for PSG, Bernat victim of a rupture of the cruciate ligament of the left knee

  • Marseilles

  • André Villas-Boas

  • OM

  • ASSE

  • Soccer

  • League 1

  • Sport