Jean-Louis Gasset
MarseilleAntoine Kombouaré
Nantes
Meeting Highlights…MISSION
One sentence pleases me: take advantage of the moment. I signed for 100 days, I was asked if I was capable, I said I would come and do the mission.
…ABOUT TEAM
We looked at them as examples to follow. When I arrived in Ivory Coast to prepare for the CAN, there was the reference , Senegal. They were African champions, I wondered how the coach I know managed to succeed. Looking at Senegal, I saw Sarr whom I knew and Ndiaye whom I knew less, there was also Pape Gueye who I like a lot. These are players that we have already scrutinised. We looked at them as examples to follow. Ndiaye is an axis player who must play second attacker, but it also depends on the profile of the player. attacking, there it was a precise tactic with two outside attackers and him who was going to press the goalkeeper and also come back to play the playmaker. He is capable of it.
..PAPE GUEYE
He has several positions. He can play central defender, defensive midfielder and relay player because he has presence, heading, ball striking. Depending on the matches, the evolution and the scenarios, he is someone who is malleable. In Senegal, he played 6 and could go down between the two central positions.
Jean-Louis Gasset
Manager on Marseille…MISSION
One sentence pleases me: take advantage of the moment. I signed for 100 days, I was asked if I was capable, I said I would come and do the mission.
…ABOUT TEAM
We looked at them as examples to follow. When I arrived in Ivory Coast to prepare for the CAN, there was the reference , Senegal. They were African champions, I wondered how the coach I know managed to succeed. Looking at Senegal, I saw Sarr whom I knew and Ndiaye whom I knew less, there was also Pape Gueye who I like a lot. These are players that we have already scrutinised. We looked at them as examples to follow. Ndiaye is an axis player who must play second attacker, but it also depends on the profile of the player. attacking, there it was a precise tactic with two outside attackers and him who was going to press the goalkeeper and also come back to play the playmaker. He is capable of it.
..PAPE GUEYE
He has several positions. He can play central defender, defensive midfielder and relay player because he has presence, heading, ball striking. Depending on the matches, the evolution and the scenarios, he is someone who is malleable. In Senegal, he played 6 and could go down between the two central positions.
Antoine Kombouaré
Manager on Nantes…INJURY REPORT
We don't have any suspensions for this meeting, unlike last week and next week. Gana is coming back, he's good and recovering really well. It's a great development. For his part, Bastien Meupiyou is moving forward with his program. We hope to have him back before the end of the season. He is a young player, who had surgery before Christmas. We are cautious. Nicolas Pallois has been hampered in recent days. There are two sessions left and we will see how he is. Finally, as far as Kelvin is concerned, he has resumed with the group and he is applying. He has prepared well. He is an experienced player, who knows himself well. From what I saw, he is good and he has confidence. It's essential.
…DRAWS
It's an element. There are complicated matches to win but sometimes, taking a point, going for things, it's also mental. Since the start of the season, the team has had difficulties in this area. On the other hand, it is capable of winning more compared to teams with whom we are in the ranking. It is not enough but better than certain teams. Now, we must be able to string together positive performances.
…OPPONENT
He has blended well into the game and is more comfortable with Jean-Louis Gasset. He has integrated well and perhaps he is more comfortable now. Marseille is using a lot of its two full-backs, Quentin Merlin on one side and Jonathan Clauss on the other, to get the balls out and bring danger to the opponent. They will have to be controlled. Marseille also has a formula with a lot of players inside, with Ndiaye or Harit. There is really this technical ability in the midfield and we will have to anticipate it well so as not to make the Olympians feel comfortable. OM also found a scorer. Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang is very confident. He has scored goals throughout his career and he seems to be rediscovering a second youth. Afterwards, as it is also a team that gives a lot of effort, we will have spaces and we will have to be fair technically.