This is the end of this press conference
Tudor left the audience.
Tudor on the middle holder tomorrow
“They are important players (Veretout and Rongier), but they are not the only ones. A priori, everyone will be there tomorrow.”
Tudor on title chances
“There are too many games to play. The only one we are focusing on is tomorrow.”
Tudor on Payet, holder tomorrow
“He has some particularities. He’s an important player who is doing really well this year. This football doesn’t necessarily adapt to him, but he has qualities that are above normal. His situation is not easy. is a boy who certainly does not play often, but who is important. It is not easy for me either. Dimitri Payet will start tomorrow.
Tudor on his management
“Having 5 changes is really a plus that has changed the lives of coaches. Having 15 players gives a good idea. It’s not always easy for the players to accept. But these changes have changed positively football.”
Tudor on JP Papin
“When I hear his name, I smile. He is a person with a glorious past.”
Tudor sur Nice
“The match will be totally different. Nice beat Lens, it will be a difficult match. We prepared for it in the best possible way, with our philosophy. We are really thinking about this match tomorrow, without thinking about PSG.”
Tudor on the market
“I’m satisfied. We wanted players with characteristics specific to our style. It’s good to have competition to push others and motivate them even more. (On management) This week is busy, we also the hope of qualifying for the Coupe de France. The players who will play will be those who deserve the most.”
Tudor on his system
“There is the system and the style, which are two different things. Sometimes we play 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 but what is important is to see how we move with the ball. “
Tudor on Vitinha, who will be in the group tomorrow
“He’s a humble boy, a hard worker. It takes time but he’s already ready, he’s physically good.”
Tudor on Mbemba
“Chancel is important with his experience, his leadership. He scored important goals. He still has room for improvement and we are trying to correct all that.”
Tudor on the band
“Given the results, the group is in good shape. Physically, we have had a string of good matches. There will surely be changes tomorrow so that we can count on everyone.”
It’s over for Veretout
Igor Tudor will be arriving in a few moments.
Veretout on the atmosphere in the locker room
“The group lives very well, we are friends in the locker room. We try to see each other outside too. It can be our strength, it can do great things. “It’s good. I’ve always had good locker rooms. In Marseille, we’re happy to see our friends and we know we’re going to have fun and work well.”
Veretout on Tudor
“I haven’t known the coach since Serie A. He put a lot of teams in difficulty. It’s a game that demands a lot but which puts the teams in difficulty. We knew the rigor he had, we can see it this season.”
Veretout-sur-Rongier
“With Val, it’s a friendship above all. We’ve known each other since the training center in Nantes. I don’t get on very well with him, we can go to war with him. On the pitch, he’s a leader and we complement each other well, like with Mattéo or Ounahi. It’s healthy competition and we mustn’t change that. We have to help each other to raise our level of play.”
Veretout on the desire for a title
“We want to bring back a title to OM. We are competitors, bringing a title back to the city would be magical. We must not get carried away. There is an important match tomorrow, then an important Cup match. You have to take it game by game.”
Veretout on title chances
“We’re going to try to keep our goals, which is to play in the Champions League. We mustn’t get carried away, but it’s too early. We have to stay humble and continue what we’re doing.”
Veretout on Jean-Pierre Papin
“It’s good for the club that he came back. He’s an emblematic player. He gives us advice, we laugh with him.”
Veretout on set pieces
“We know that Malionovskyi shoots hard. If the player senses it better than the other, he can shoot. It’s up to us to communicate with Mali, Alexis or Dimitri.”
Veretout on Mbappé’s withdrawal from the Coupe de France
“We wish misfortune on anyone. Tomorrow, we have a very important match. If you want to approach the Paris match calmly, you have to win Nice.”
Veretout on early season reviews
“I give the maximum. It was more complicated at the start of the season but I continued to work to respond. The group lives well, the matches are consistent. We are good and when the team is doing well, the players raise their level of play. It’s not that we were bad at the start, but that thing was missing to make the fans dream. It’s hard to get to the top.”
Veretout on his statistics
“I played good games before the World Cup but these stats were missing with OM. The goal in Monaco makes me feel good before leaving. When I come back, I’m released. The things I try today today, I didn’t try them a few months ago. But the most important thing is the group.”
Veretout on his position on the pitch
“We have a defensive scheme but we have freedom offensively, always respecting this system. It’s a game that I like.”
(Relaunched on the Vélodrome) “We know that for OM, the supporters count. Playing in a full stadium, that motivates us. He is the 12th man, they are always behind us, even in difficult times”.
Veretout on the classification and the title
“Humility, you have to keep your feet on the ground. We’re having a good series but it can turn very quickly. There are great teams behind us and we can’t get carried away.”
Veretout sur Vitinha
“He speaks a little French, he will learn quickly. The little we have trained, we have seen his quality. It’s a plus for us and it will do Alexis good, who has played a lot. good for the group and for OM.”
Veretout on the sequence of matches
“We are in a good dynamic. Every weekend, there are games. We want to continue this series, tomorrow will be important. In the last two games, we have been solid. Tomorrow, they come to get a result but we wants to continue the momentum.”
Veretout on the Marseille workforce and the competition
“It’s good for us, new quality players have arrived. They will bring more, we are a good group. It’s good competition, there are no bad thoughts. We are Friends first and it’s going to raise everyone’s level.”
Let’s go for Jordan Veretout
The Marseille midfielder is questioned about Nice.
“It would be a different game than the first leg. They have good results, they are playing well. It will be a tight game and we will have to approach it in the best way.”
How did the rivalry with Nice grow off the pitch?
The sulphurous Nice-OM interrupted in August 2021 reignited the flame of a regional rivalry historically more lively among Nice supporters, banned from traveling to the Vélodrome for the clash of the 22nd day of Ligue 1 between the two teams this Sunday (8:45 p.m.). But from a sporting point of view, the Aiglons are still not fighting in the same category this season.
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How Harit convinced Ounhai to sign for Marseille
The day after OM’s victory in Nantes (2-0) and his first goal in his new colors, Azzedine Ounahi was presented to the press on Thursday. The Moroccan international told how his compatriot Amine Harit pushed him to join OM.
“As soon as he arrived in Doha [pendant la Coupe du monde 2022], he said to me ‘summons in the room!’ Direct he told me about OM, that I had to come! I told him: ‘no pressure, I will already speak with the leaders and look at the project’. He was in a hurry, he told me about OM, the group, the city, the atmosphere,” said the former Angevin.
How could OM have spent so much on Vitinha?
To secure the services of Vitinha and Azzedine Ounahi in the last days of the winter transfer window, OM committed 40 million euros in transfer compensation.
Pablo Longoria explained how he went about these two signings: “For Ounahi and Vitinha, the will of the player is important. If a player really wants to go to a club, you are in a strong position. Afterwards, the Braga’s economic situation is not that of Angers. Each transfer is different. We have to find the best possible timing to make operations. In our case, we had well established the strategy of waiting until the end for Ounahi “To seek to eliminate all competing clubs. In the case of Vitinha, it is different and linked to the need to have a number 9 after the sale of Bamba Dieng.”
‘We have to stay humble’, Longoria’s response to title fight
New runner-up to PSG, OM are now only five points behind the Parisians after 21 Ligue 1 days. But for OM president Pablo Longoria, it is still far too early to talk about the fight for the title. .
This Thursday, at a press conference, he called on his players to keep their feet on the ground: “In our heads, or at least in mine, there is no intention of thinking about the title. In everyday life, We think about the next match. What we had in mind at the end of the transfer window was to go and win at Nantes. What we have in mind now is to win against Nice. During that the dynamic is positive, there are very important messages: humility.”
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In great confidence, Marseille challenges OGC Nice on Sunday evening at the Vélodrome (8:45 p.m.) for the shock of the 22nd day of Ligue 1.
Igor Tudor and Jordan Veretout will be at a press conference this Saturday to answer journalists’ questions from 3:15 p.m. To follow live on the RMC Sport website and app.
