Forward Dario Benedetto.

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  • Dario Benedetto, the Argentine striker of OM, has not scored since his hat-trick against Nîmes on February 27.

  • For Rolland Courbis, this scarcity can be explained more by the offensive organization of OM than by a lack of confidence or poor preparation.

  • André Villas Boas spoke at a press conference about the possibility of playing with “two scorers”.

Some choose the date, others the number of matches.

But the questioning remains the same.

On the eve of facing the Girondins de Bordeaux, the best defense in Ligue 1 with Losc, the striker of Olympique de Marseille, Dario Benedetto has still not scored a single goal since the start of the season.

His silence even dates back to seven games: it was February 27 and the match against Nîmes in which Pipa had slammed a hat-trick.

So certainly, if the video refereeing had done the job against PSG, this article could never have existed.

But his victorious strike like PSG has not been validated and his counter is unfortunately still stuck at zero.

How to explain it? 

"Two scorers"

For Rolland Courbis, the problem does not come from the player, but rather from his positioning ta.

“You have to see what is asked of him in this organization.

With this device with a single point, I remember that Benzema had not scored for more than 1,000 minutes despite being one of the best strikers in the world.

Germain is a smart player, why not associate him with Benedetto?

“Asks the coach.

In a press conference, André Villas Boas confessed to having worked on a defense to 3 during the truce.

System change for #OMFCGB?

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In a press conference, André Villas Boas admitted working on another system, with three defenders: “You gain in width on the field, you can put two scorers.

"Two goalscorers", the word is out when the Portuguese technician has hardly ever associated another striker with Dario Benedetto since his arrival at OM.

Mitroglou no, Henrique yes

Except that the club did not manage to recruit a lining to the Argentine during the last transfer window more autumn than summer.

But Kostas Mitroglou returned to the group and it did not take more for some supporters to claim his return to the field, arguing that for example that "Benedetto at OM is 33 games for 11 goals is a goal every 235 minutes.

Mitroglou at OM is 38 games for 16 goals or one goal every 111 minutes ”.

Villas-Boas, he has other plans in mind.

“Kostas is in the same situation as Sertic last season.

We told him at the start of the season that we weren't counting on him.

He's a contract player, he's reinstated but I don't think he will have a chance.

I was clear with that last season, I don't like doing that but I picked my squad for this season and he's not one of them.

"

Benedetto at OM is 33 games for 11 goals or one goal every 235 minutes.


Mitroglou at OM is 38 games for 16 goals or one goal every 111 minutes.


But you like to defend Benedetto too much because "he has too much Flow with his tattoos 🤪🤪🤪" pic.twitter.com/raeTVYWQzb

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So there remains the option Valère Germain, defended by Rolland Courbis, and Luis Henrique, the young Brazilian “nugget” recruited this summer and who we could quickly see starting under the colors of OM.

“He's ready, yes, he's showing very good things.

It is possible to see it in the next matches, ”warned Villas Boas.

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