OL: Corentin Tolisso will find the eleven
Corentin Tolisso, in discussion with Maxence Caqueret and Karl Toko-Ekambi during the warm-up before OL – Angers (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)
The face of OL having changed when he entered Lorient, Corentin Tolisso will find a starting place in Monaco. With the two shocks to come, the midfield should continue, it remains to be seen whether in sentry or relay.
Although precautions have been taken about him, the upcoming meetings have meant that the OL staff have taken steps to deal with Lorient. By spreading it on the bench at the kick-off in Brittany, Peter Bosch had certainly anticipated a tenure of Corentin Tolisso against Monaco. The performance of the midfielder on Wednesday largely had his idea, although he would certainly have preferred not to bring in his number 88 at the break. Nevertheless, the Lyon coach could see that the face of his team had changed at the same time as Tolisso took control of OL’s midfield.
Trust maintained in Thiago Mendes
This Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.) in Monaco, the former Bayern Munich will find a starting position, most certainly in place of Johann Lepenant which he had replaced in Brittany. The alternation between the two players should continue even if the shocks against the Monegasques and the PSG could push Bosz to bet above all on the experience of Tolisso as well as a more solid base in the midfield. In this case, it would be Romain Faivre, released at the break in Lorient who worked the costs. If the 4-2-3-1 of the second period gave satisfaction with the duo Dembele – Lacazette at the forefront, the time would still be to maintain the 4-3-3 used since the start of the season. With the presence of Sinaly Diomended with the reserve on Saturday, what was expected is now done. Despite his mistakes in Lorient, Thiago Mendes retains the confidence of his coach and will be able to catch up, four days after his blunders.
The probable composition of OL: Lopes – Gusto, Thiago Mendes, Lukeba, Tagliafico – Caqueret, Tolisso, Faivre (or Lepenant) – Tetê, Lacazette, Toko Ekambi