“The draw seems fair,” said Sampaoli (Marseille)
The Marseille coach was quite satisfied with the point of the draw in Nice.
Jorge Sampaoli (Marseille coach, after the 1-1 draw in a replayed match against Nice in Ligue 1): “On the course of the match, the draw seems the fairest outcome. In the first half Nice produced a lot more, but in the second half we had control and we could have scored a second goal. It seems fair to me, even if we always want to win. But for us, who play almost every 48 hours, it’s difficult to maintain consistency in attack. We will try to recover for the next match (in Clermont on Sunday). (On Payet, scorer but less in sight) It’s normal, he paid a little for playing three matches in a row under pressure, in Italy, then against Paris, then here … For us, when he is 100%, it is still essential. He has, physically and mentally, the ability to influence our ability to reverse the score. We always count on him on the pitch to help the team. Even if tonight he was not 100% because of the wear and tear of the matches, he allowed us to equalize in a very difficult game. (On the non-use of Under and Rongier, left on the bench) They were not well physically, that’s all! We even took a risk by bringing Luan in. The idea was that they were traveling with us but not participating because they risked injury.“