Ligue 1 – After OL-OM (2-1) – Pol Lirola: “Lyon stepped on us a bit in the second period”

Obviously stunned, the Marseillais had a hard time understanding how they could let this match slip away. “There was a tactical adjustment on the part of the Lyonnais, we did not manage to adapt quickly, we fell back too muchregretted Valentin Rongier at the microphone of Prime Video. We are very disappointed (…) We have been working seriously since the start of the season, we must not forget everything we have done. And the fact of having played on Saturday is no excuse.“Pau Lopez, his teammate, didn’t look for one either.

“I think we saw two Marseilles tonightlamented the goalkeeper. One in the first period, then another who defended. We did what we could, but it’s complicated against players of this level. We have to learn from this game. Marseille is a team cut out to attack, it’s more complicated when you play at the entrance to our surface. With players of this level in front, you have to be careful.”

Almost incredulous, Jorge Sampaoli did not really drag on in front of the microphones. No, the Argentine coach does not understand how his team “could have lost a match“.”We didn’t have control of the game and that’s the determining factor. We defended without the ball and it cost us dearly (…) The diagnosis, I can’t do it for the moment, I have to analyze very precisely what happened. You have to understand why we played badly in the second half. It could be the tactical change of OL, the entry of Dembélé, we can make a thousand theories. But I need more time. Lyon took control of the game with the ball and when you give freedom to talented players, what happened tonight can happen. We had very clear 2-0 chances and if we had converted them, we would be talking differently. Beyond Lyon’s tactical change, we are responsible for not playing in the second half“, explained the Marseille coach at a press conference, before being asked about his choice not to field a “real” entry number 9.

“I think the team works better like this, with Payet in this position, he assured. It’s not that we play without 9, we play with a different 9. I don’t think we would have played better with more forwards today.” Arkadiusz Milik, who entered the game five minutes from the final whistle, will appreciate it. Pol Lirola probably summed up his second half best: “Lyon walked on us a bit, it’s true…“