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Tops
Amine Goiri: Who else ? In the absence of Dolberg and Delort, the former Lyonnais was the Aiglons’ main offensive weapon. Especially since he loves to make them miserable, as last spring, when he was dominant in the 3-0 success of his team. Tonight, Gouiri was like his team: brilliant in the first period, more erased in the second. He opened the scoring in the 6th minute, with a close recovery from a perfect cross. The day he will show a little more consistency in the same match, he will be able to claim the France team.
Dimitri Payet: The other scorer of the match struggled to find his feet in a squad that had seen five changes from Lazio and PSG. But it was he who equalized in the 42nd minute, on a good cross from Gerson on which Milik cleverly erased. Effective on set pieces, which were not well exploited by his partners, he made one of the best start to the season of his career with 6 goals and 2 assists in the league.
Jean-Clair Todibo and Dante: Tonight, we have not seen Arkadiusz Milik, except for his feint on the equalizer of OM. And yet, he did not touch the ball… And if the Pole was transparent, it is because he fell on an effective Nice hinge. Complementary, it systematically got the best of the Marseille striker, whether in the air or on the ground. And in addition, it posed a constant danger on the Marseille defense with each set piece. Solid!
The flops
Jordan Amavi: A year ago, he was one of the rare Marseillais who escaped the collective shipwreck. But since then, Jorge Sampaoli has decided to do without his services. However, the old … Nice is of the diesel type. If he only plays one in ten games, he’s no good. This was the case in Angers and this evening. Whether in terms of controls, passes or placement, he reminded the Jordan Amavi of bad days. And in addition, he missed a great opportunity at the start of the second half. After such a performance, we should not see him again for nine matches!
Duje Caleta-Car: It’s hard but we’ll explain. The Croatian remained on two very good performances against Lazio and PSG in a libero role in the three-way defense. But tonight he was aligned on the left and it showed in his performance. Cold on the first action Nice, after a few seconds, it is he who covers the offside wanted by the Marseillais on the opening of the score of the OGCN. He recovered well thereafter but, clearly, if Sampaoli wants to get the best of him, he must be made to find the axis of the defense.
Luis Henrique: His case sparks a big debate on social networks between Marseille supporters. Some recall that he is only 19 years old, others are exasperated by his lack of progress for more than a year that he has been in Marseille. We are part of the second category. Tonight, apart from a good action on which he caught Dante, proof of his potential, he was satisfied with back passes and defensive work. It’s already good, but we expect a lot more from him …
Evann Guessand : He is only 20 years old and was a starter for the first time in Ligue A so we will avoid hitting him. Especially since he was propelled into the starting eleven following Kasper Dolberg’s unexpected package. But the young striker had a rather painful game, which prompted Christophe Galtier to come out in the 52nd minute in favor of Mario Lemina.
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Two changes ????
➡️ Bamba Dieng / Luan Peres
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Gouiri and Payet shone in the Southern derby
The artists of OGC Nice and OM, Amine Gouiri and Dimitri Payet, lit up tonight’s Southern derby by each scoring a goal in the first period. Conversely, several of their partners were inside, which explains the result of tonight (1-1) in a replayed match of the 3rd day.
