The composition of Sampaoli! Marseille sends heavy
This Thursday, Olympique de Marseille travels to Qarabag for qualification in the Conference League. Discover the composition of OM concocted by Sampaoli.
OM: No question of turnover for Sampaoli
Disappointing this season on the European scene, Olympique de Marseille has the opportunity this Thursday to partially erase its ills and relaunch against the modest team of Qarabag. After their fine performance in the first leg (3-1 victory at the Vélodrome), the Phocaeans will seek to qualify for the Conference League, an unprecedented competition that Jorge Sampaoli and his people do not intend to take it lightly.
At a press conference on Wednesday, the Argentine coach announced that he wanted to put all his strength on his side to avoid any disappointments on Thursday evening. ” To stay in the competition, despite the fatigue of some players, you have to put the best elements tomorrow to hope to pass this round. Otherwise it will be difficult. “
With a full squad, the Olympian coach should therefore line up his typical team against the Azerbaijani club with a view to controlling the match from start to finish and not being surprised. ” We know they are an attacking team, with a lot of internationals. It will be an interesting game tomorrow. We know what awaits us and we will have to take care to control the game “, declared Jorge Sampaoli in a press conference.
Kamara back in midfield
OM know this when their Minot Boubacar Kamara is not on the pitch, the results very often escape the Olympian club and it is not the painful defeat against Clermont last weekend that will contradict this trend. Indispensable to the Marseille eleven, the 22-year-old midfielder should unsurprisingly return to the midfield of Olympique de Marseille on Thursday evening.
In a press conference, the player wanted to extinguish the idea of potential tensions between him and his coach after being benched against the Auvergne club on Sunday. ” From a personal point of view, I’m doing very well. I was on the bench by choice of the coach. On a well spoken, we have to go back and win tomorrow. “
Mandanda expected in goal?
Very successful in the first leg, Steve Mandanda could start again on Thursday against Qarabag, especially since his Spanish counterpart, Pau Lopez, has been having a difficult time lately, with 7 goals conceded in 3 matches. On his side, Dimitri Payetslightly losing momentum in recent days, could also start on the bench, as in the first leg, with a view to blowing for the next deadlines.
Probable line-up of OM against Qarabag:
Guardian : S. Mandanda
Defenders: D. Caleta-Car, W. Saliba, L. Peres
Midfielders: P. Lirola, B. Kamara, B. Dieng, L. Peres
Forwards: C. Under, B. Dieng, C. Bakambu