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Premiere night at the Stade Vélodrome. After the defeat against Brest in numerical superiority, the leaders of Olympique de Marseille decided to put an end to the adventure of Gennaro Gattuso barely five months after his arrival to replace the resigning Marcelino. For his successor, Pablo Longoria decided to try the Jean-Louis Gasset bet, the man with the cap having been free since he left his post as coach of the Ivory Coast during the African Cup of Nations finally won by the Elephants. This evening, the 70-year-old technician will experience his premiere at the Vélodrome.
Back to 3-5-2?
And if he doesn’t intend to turn everything upside down, Gasset having only signed a four-month deal with Marseille, he will try to impose his influence, and that will start with tactics. As the daily explains the Team, he should say goodbye to the 4-3-3 advocated by his predecessor to launch a 3-5-2. This was already a request made by certain members of the team to Gattuso, this system sticking more to the qualities of the current squad. In the piston, Merlin and Clauss will be responsible for running the lanes, while in the midfield, Kondogbia, Veretout and Harit will be responsible for supplying the Aubameyang – Ndiaye duo in attack. Finally, the pair of central three should be composed of Mbemba, Gigot and Meïté.
To sum up
For his first match on the bench of Olympique de Marseille, Jean-Louis Gasset should make some striking choices. Indeed, the new coach will abandon Gattuso’s 4-3-3 to return to 3-5-2 against Shakhtar.