So there are certain benchmarks that will persist. OM won in Bordeaux last year, but in the history of the club, the famous series of consecutive victories remains blocked at eight since OM had to concede a draw against Monaco (1-1). Technically, it is therefore a setback. Mathematically we will say. But in fact, when it comes to content, perhaps most importantly, this is not the case. OM made a good copy, in line with the last match against Rennes where the Phocaeans were also opposed to a formation at the top of the table. Where Rennes did not equalize last week in the last minutes, found the bar of Pau Lopez, Monaco this time was saved by his own on a corner from Balerdi, before Maripan was guilty of a big foul on Kolasinac without the referee deigning to consult the VAR, which provoked the wrath of Igor Tudor, Pablo Longoria, the Stade Vélodrome but also the plateau of the 3rd half as you can see on video.

Yes, there was a penalty. Corn…

However, it is difficult to take refuge behind the referee for these two points, or even these four points since Monaco is a direct competitor which could have ended up eight units this weekend in the Ligue 1 standings. Yes, the fault is so big that we can’t explain that it was anyway after Kolasinac’s shot, which went over the goal. But it’s not the referee’s fault if OM didn’t get into their game well, and that this extended throughout the first half. Jordan Veretout recognized it without difficulty, the team could not start the races and the usual pressing. It is also not the fault of the referee if Dimitri Payet returned in the 85th when Ruslan Malinovskyi had already been rinsed for a while. However, we must not be choosy, OM cannot win all the matches. If there is no victory, there is still enough to see the reaction to the return from the locker room, the salutary tactical readjustment of Tudor and this ability of the team to ignite with its public. In this, this current dynamic team will have to bounce back with a good result in Nantes. With the victory, four points in two games, there will really be nothing to talk about a setback.