Tudor justifies the exit of Guendouzi at half-time
After Olympique de Marseille’s draw against AS Monaco (1-1) on Saturday evening for the 20th day of Ligue 1, OM coach Igor Tudor explained his tactical choices . In particular that of leaving Mattéo Guendouzi at the break.
OM held back by Monaco. The Olympians who remained on a series of eight wins in a row were suspended by ASM (1-1) at the Vélodrome stadium on Saturday during the 20th day of Ligue 1. The players of Igor Tudor nevertheless reacted well in the 2nd period after being behind and sometimes overtaken during the first 45 minutes. A first period at the end of which the Croatian technician made a strong choice by bringing out Mattéo Guendouzi, not to his advantage in the midfield, in place of Leonardo Balerdi.
“A technical choice”
Sanction or tactical change? “Mattéo is the player who has had the most playing time since the start of the season, being with Chancel (Mbemba), Tudor said after the match. It’s simply a technical choice to put (Cengiz) Ünder in his place. “
The Marseille coach also explained the late entry into play of Dimitri Payet (86th) as OM pushed to take the lead: “Honestly, Ruslan (Malinovski) was playing well, Dimitri could have scored, is true, and he made a good entry just like Pape (Gueye)”, justifies the Croatian. Next meeting for Olympique de Marseille, Wednesday in Nantes (7 p.m.) during the 21st day of Ligue 1.