OM: Thauvin and Payet "will not go on vacation together", according to André Villas Boas (Archives) -
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A crisis of results linked to tensions in the locker room?
On the eve of facing AS Monaco for the 22nd day of the League, the coach of Olympique de Marseille, André Villas Boas, was asked about the relations between Dimitri Payet and Florian Thauvin.
“We clarified the atmosphere after the match against Nîmes, with this dynamic of defeat it does not help to improve the atmosphere.
I don't think they're going to have a vacation together, but I want the two to help OM reach our goals.
And this is not the first locker room in which I spend where there are tensions, ”said André Villas Boas.
OM remain with only one victory in the last seven games, including two defeats against Nîmes (2-1), and Lens (1-0), and are only 6th in the standings, four points behind Monaco, 4th.
For this "direct confrontation", the new striker Arkadiusz Milik will be in the group, but on the bench.
"We will see if we can give him a few minutes of play, but he can better prepare and see how he feels next week against Rennes", warned the coach.
Note the absences of Boubacar Kamara and Jordan Amavi, but OM can count on Pape Gueye.
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