This end of the first part of the season presents a particularity for theOM. Indeed, the men of Igor Tudor chain the “matches of the year”, with first Tottenham, then Lyon, and finally this trip to monaco sunday. A high-risk end to the year, especially against Monegasques (5th) who finished strong, tied on points with us and just behind in goal average. So what should Tudor and his players expect at the Stade Louis II? Focus on Philippe Clément’s team with the journalist Leandra IaconoASM follower for Nice morning.

How to sum up Monaco’s first half of the season?

Leandra Iacono: “It’s a team that has been irregular during this first part of the season, with very good periods, and falls like after the Europa League match at Trabzonspor (0-4). But they recovered against Angers (2-0), then Toulouse (2-0), and we feel that they have regained their football. To sum up, when they are confident, they walk on water, but a grain of sand can quickly stop the machine”.

It’s a disappointing start to the season compared to the workforce Philippe Clément has?

LI: “We can say that, especially with the elimination in the Champions League play-off, when they deserved to pass against PSV Eindhoven, and the same in the Europa League where they should have qualified directly for the eighth. team which, for the moment, is struggling in major events. But, it should be remembered that they had a very tough start to the calendar in Ligue 1, and we can see that they have managed to replace in the race for the podium. If they beat Marseille on Sunday, we can speak of a satisfactory record”.

Who are the most prominent players currently before facing OM?

LI: “We must first talk about Aleksandr Golovin, who is currently at his top level. Like his team, he is irregular, but he has had very good matches as rarely since his arrival. And with him, we can cite the entire line of attack, with in particular Breel Embolo who is a real discovery and above all a real scorer, with 5 goals in his last 6 shots on target Wissam Ben Yedder is also in very good shape, like Kevin Volland who comes to sign a triple against the Red Star. They are four very high level attackers”.

Can we imagine a sold-out Louis II stadium, knowing that the Marseillais will, as usual, be very numerous?

LI: “Yes, the stadium should be full. But they don’t want to relive what happened last season with an open ticket office which had generated a large flow of Marseille supporters. There, they opened in priority to subscribers and to people who have already bought a ticket to Monaco this season. Last, the Monegasque ultras had to be locked up while waiting for all the Marseillais to leave the stadium. They had a very bad experience of this episode”.